Palisades Names COO

David Aach has been named chief operating officer of Palisades Technology Partners, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., a supplier of software and application development services to the mortgage industry.In addition to managing the company's day-to-day operations, Mr. Aach will focus on direct sales and alliance strategies to support the company's continued growth, Palisades said. Mr. Aach has more than 28 years of mortgage technology and sales experience. Before joining Palisades, he served as national sales manager for John Harland Financial Solutions, and strategic account manager for Corillian. Mr. Aach also served as vice president of mortgage systems for Citicorp Mortgage, where he was instrumental in rolling out the first loan origination system to use laser-printed mortgage documents, Palisades said. The company can be found online at http://www.ptpusa.com.