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Left to right: Sean McGowan, Shannon Clay

BSI Financial Services, a provider of mortgage servicing and data based in Irving, Texas, announced the appointment of Sean McGowan as chief people officer and Shannon Clay as senior vice president of investor reporting, with both bringing past experience and background in the banking and home finance space. McGowan joins BSI from Appspace, a global software company, and has also held senior roles at Accenture, Bank of America and Mr. Cooper. As chief people officer, he will be responsible for BSI’s human resource strategy, aligning it with the company’s overall business plan.

Clay will oversee BSI’s reconciliation and treasury cash management as well as lead its investor reporting team. She will also develop the company’s secondary market accounting processes to improve function and profitability. A Mr. Cooper alum herself, Clay most recently served as that company’s senior vice president of investor services. Prior to joining Mr. Cooper, she had tenures at Countrywide Home Loans and Saxon Mortgage, where she was instrumental in streamlining distressed asset fulfillment.