Mortgage Architects has a leadership team with a proven track record in the industry.

L.R. (Bob) Ord - AMP - Chairman and CEO bob.ord@mtgarc.ca

Bob is one of the most successful executives in the mortgage industry. Bob was President of a national mortgage brokerage firm where he amalgamated 5 regional Ontario firms, and is recognized as having built a truly national operation that successfully delivered results. He was also one of the architects of FirstLine, the largest broker originator in Canada. After delivering exceptional results in both mortgage brokering and lending, Bob was inducted into the Mortgage Hall of Fame by the Canadian Institute of Mortgage Brokers and Lenders (CIMBL) in 2004.

Alice Chan - MBA, AMP - Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer alice.chan@mtgarc.ca

Alice Chan has over 15 years experience in the financial and mortgage industry with various trust companies and major chartered banks. Alice was previously with a major mortgage brokerage firm as Senior Vice-President. She led the compliance and operations teams and provided strategic input on all IT projects, essentially managing the day-to-day operations of the firm and strategic relationships with lenders and suppliers. In addition to directing the business at the corporate level, Alice has had considerable success working with elite mortgage brokers to develop business plans and several model office concepts that ensure optimum business efficiency and excellent customer service.

Kelly Neuber - MBA - VP Marketing kelly.neuber@mtgarc.ca

Kelly was previously VP Marketing for a national mortgage brokerage firm where she launched marketing and other business services for over 1,000 mortgage consultants. She also launched client communication programs for a national Alt A lender. She has considerable experience helping mortgage consultants and financial advisors build their businesses and meet their clients' needs.

Suzanna Stefanec - AMP - Vice President Ontario Region suzanna.stefanec@mtgarc.ca

Suzanna Stefanec has been in the mortgage industry for over 15 years, most recently with a national lender as Regional Business Manager where she consistently exceeded planned volumes for her region. She has had great success helping mortgage brokers increase volumes through sales and marketing programs, business plans, and training sessions. Suzanna's financial services experience also includes CIBC Mortgages, London Life, Peoples Trust, along with experience as an underwriter and a licensed mortgage broker in British Columbia. Suzanna has also worked in the Human Resources industry, giving her a wide range of skills to support the brokers in her region.

Meini Ickert - AMP - Vice-President Western Region meini.ickert@mtgarc.ca

Meini Ickert has over 30 years of financial industry experience, most of which was spent fostering mortgage channel growth for a major Canadian bank. His unparalleled expertise, integrity, commitment and standard of excellence are ideally suited to establish Mortgage Architects as a frontrunner in the western provinces. Meini has had considerable success developing strong broker relationships through exceptional and value-added service, and by partnering with key industry groups. In 2007, the MBABC presented Meini with an Outstanding Contribution Award in recognition of his involvement with the association, particularly for his dedication to educational-oriented activities.

Joe Fakhri - Chief Information Officer joe.fakhri@mynext.com

As the VP of Technology, Joe is responsible for leading strategy development and implementation of all technology initiatives. Prior to myNext, Joe was Manager, e-Business Solutions at Maritz Canada, where his responsibility was to lead and deliver custom desktop and mobile solutions to a variety of Maritz' clients including Scotia, CIBC, RIM, Ford, Nissan, Home Depot, Direct Energy and IBM. His portfolio of delivered business applications was highly concentrated on the financial and automotive sectors in addition to channel enablement and marketing services.

Before joining Maritz, Joe was Senior Project Manager at Nissan Canada where he primarily focused on leadership and management of B2B applications for Nissan Dealers across Canada. Joe holds a Bachelor in Software Engineering and Business Management in addition to a Masters in Software Engineering both from McMaster University.