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Please contact Nicole Yelland, Public Relations Strategist, with any media queries
Email: nyelland@uwm.com
Phone: 248.833.4815
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Meet The Team
Mat Ishbia
Chairman, President and CEO
Mat Ishbia is Chairman, President and CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage. He has served as UWM’s President and Chief Executive Officer since 2013. Under Mat’s leadership, UWM has soared to new heights, becoming one of the most innovative lenders in the industry. Mat is known as a prominent advocate for mortgage brokers nationwide and regularly promotes the wholesale channel on national platforms such as CNBC, Fox Business and Bloomberg TV. Click here for full bio.
Alex Elezaj
Chief Strategy Officer
Alex Elezaj is UWM’s Chief Strategy Officer, a role in which he is laser focused on growing the mortgage broker channel as a whole. He is a 2017 HousingWire Vanguard award winner, a member of the YPO (Young Presidents Organization) and has been recognized as one of National Mortgage Professional magazine’s “40 Under 40.” Alex received a bachelor’s degree from Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration, and an MBA from Michigan State University. Click here for full bio.
Melinda Wilner
Chief Operating Officer
Melinda Wilner is UWM’s Chief Operating Officer, a position she has held since 2015. In this role, she leads over 5,000 team members in underwriting and operations, where she sets a new standard for excellence by focusing on efficiency, accessibility and service. Melinda works in lockstep with IT and oversees the largest collective group of teams at UWM, where she constantly strives to streamline the lending process for mortgage brokers and borrowers nationwide. Click here for full bio.
Sarah Deciantis
Chief Marketing Officer
Sarah DeCiantis has been UWM’s Chief Marketing Officer since 2017. In this position, she leads all marketing, advertising, and external and internal communications efforts. She joined UWM in 2014 as Vice President, Marketing; prior to that, she was the Director of Partnership Marketing for Palace Sports and Entertainment and the Detroit Pistons. Most recently, Sarah was awarded the Crain’s Detroit Business “40 under 40” award for 2020. Click here for full bio.
Matthew Roslin
EVP, Legal Affairs And Special Projects
Matt Roslin is UWM’s Executive Vice President, Investor Relations and Legal Affairs. Prior to joining the company in 2013, he spent eight years at Flagstar Bancorp, Inc., where he served as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer and more recently has served as a board member or senior advisor to several other companies in the residential mortgage through RMS Group, LLC, a consulting firm that he founded. Click here for full bio.
Tim Forrester
Chief Financial Officer
Tim Forrester is UWM’s Chief Financial Officer, a position that makes ample use of his ability to prepare for divergent outcomes in a highly variable business. He oversees all financial aspects of the organization, from financial reporting to liquidity management, and even though his depth with numbers is expected, Tim brings a relationship-first service philosophy to the table in all aspects of his work. Click here for full bio.
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For any media queries, please reach out to Nicole Yelland, Public Relations Strategist for UWM at nyelland@uwm.com or 248.833.4815.