Vertical Lend Hires CFO

Nicholas G. Hahn has been hired as chief financial officer of Vertical Lend Inc., a financial services company based in Melville, N.Y., that boasts several mortgage-related units.Mr. Hahn was most recently CFO at DeepGreen Financial, an Internet-based mortgage bank. He was previously an executive vice president at Countrywide Home Loans. David Peskin, Vertical Lend's chief executive officer, said Mr. Hahn will help the company expand its reverse mortgage, remote loan origination, and lead generation programs. The company can be found on the Web at http://www.verticallend.com.