Ex-Long Beach CEO Named Clayton Prez

D. Keith Johnson, formerly president and chief executive officer of Long Beach Mortgage, has been named president and chief operating officer of Clayton Holdings Inc., a Shelton, Conn.-based information and analytics company serving lenders, servicers, and the debt markets.Mr. Johnson was president and CEO of Long Beach, a subprime lending subsidiary of Washington Mutual Inc., from 2003 until March of this year, Clayton said. He was previously executive vice president and COO of WaMu's commercial group and chief financial officer of Bank United's mortgage division. Clayton CEO Frank Filipps said Mr. Johnson brings "a deep understanding of the dynamics of both origination and securitization, and the skills and track record to improve the efficiency of our clients' operations and our own." The company can be found online at http://www.clayton.com.