Freddie Mac names new senior VP and chief compliance officer

Freddie Mac has appointed Dennis Hermonstyne Jr. (pictured) as its new senior vice president and chief compliance officer. He is set to join the company on September 19 and will become part of the senior operating committee.

Hermonstyne has spent over two decades managing compliance programs for national banks and international financial services companies, most recently serving as the executive vice president and chief compliance officer of Boston-based Santander Bank, N.A.

He has also held various legal positions at federal regulatory agencies, including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor from Catholic University Columbus School of Law.