Underwriting mortgage platform Friday Harbor ramped up its growth with two new leadership hires: Chris Simms and Gregory Buehler. The current president of the Mortgage Bankers Association of St. Louis, Simms joins the Seattle-based fintech as head of strategic partnerships, responsible for developing customer relationships and cooperation with integration partners and industry associations. His mortgage career includes tenures at Mutual of Omaha, First Integrity Mortgage Services and Pulaski Bank.
Buehler steps into the role of founding project engineer, a role in which he will help lead and execute product strategy, working closely with leadership and across several Friday Harbor divisions. Earlier in his career, Buehler helped lead product development at technology startups in different industries, including healthcare and social media analytics.
