Radian Names New CEO

S.A. Ibrahim, a 27-year veteran of the banking and mortgage industries, has been named chief executive officer of Radian Group Inc., a Philadelphia-based mortgage insurer and provider of credit enhancement products and services.Mr. Ibrahim, 53, succeeds Frank Filipps, who is retiring from Radian. The appointment is effective May 5. Mr. Ibrahim was most recently president and chief executive officer of GreenPoint Mortgage, and he was previously GreenPoint's chief operating officer, leading the company through the acquisition of Headlands Mortgage, Radian said. Mr. Ibrahim was also employed by American Express and by the mortgage lending unit of Chemical Banking Corp., where he was CEO and COO.