LandAmerica Names Residential Group Veep

John P. Barnes has been named group vice president for residential services of LandAmerica Financial Group, a provider of real estate transaction services based in Richmond, Va.Mr. Barnes is an 18-year veteran of the mortgage industry who served most recently as executive vice president of sales at Dexma Inc., a mortgage software provider whose mortgage origination technology subsidiary he previously managed, LandAmerica said. He has also held positions at various other companies, including director of mortgage technology services at Freddie Mac. LandAmerica Financial can be found on the Web at http://www.landam.com.