Renaissance Home Loans names new VP of business development

Renaissance Mortgage Capital (dba Renaissance Home Loans) has welcomed industry veteran Darren Russell (pictured) to its leadership team as vice president of business development.

In his new role, Russell will help Renaissance Home Loans establish corporate alliances designed to improve customer service and reduce the firm’s costs.

“His approach will be geo-specific with a defined concentration on entities that mesh with the company’s core values,” the South Florida-based home lender said in a statement. “He will also participate in developing the company’s Q4 horizontal expansion strategy, a multiyear, synthesized concept driven by the headwinds faced within the industry.”