WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- To augment the growth in its consulting sales activities, today RiskSpan, Inc. President Bernadette Kogler appointed William (Bill) Vahey as Business Development Managing Director.

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In naming Bill to this important role, Kogler tapped an accomplished, results-oriented executive with more than twenty years of diversified corporate and consulting experience serving primarily financial services companies with a concentration in real estate finance.

"As our firm continues its growth trajectory into a recognized industry leader for risk management services, the addition of Bill to our team will serve our clients well," said Kogler.

Mr. Vahey has held previous executive positions at KPMG, where he was a CPA and Senior Manager and spent 8 years in the firm's National Mortgage Banking Practice, as well as with Wachovia and Wells Fargo, where he spent 13 years, in a variety of leadership roles.  Most recently, Vahey served as Head of Syndicated REO in Wells' Special Situations Group and also worked as a consultant at BlackRock.

Founded in 2001, RiskSpan provides fully integrated solutions that combine powerful analytics, data and expert advisory services.  The firm's risk management solutions and techniques are designed to meet a diverse range of needs encompassing Analytics, Modeling, Pricing & Valuation, Compliance, Regulatory and Operations.

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