People.(new appointments)

CALIFORNIA

Newport Beach-Escrowdesk has added Ryan Schley to its management team.

As Escrowdesk's director of sales and marketing, Mr. Schley is responsible for the management of the national sales organization, development of new product and distribution strategies designed to increase sales volume and design competitive retail price and package strategies.

Mr. Schley's training and background as a U.S. Army Air Defense artillery officer provides him with the supervision and training tools to manage a sales team and oversee customer implementation.

Simi Valley-Lenders First Choice, a national provider of settlement services and title insurance, has named David Tew as national sales director. His sales experience includes more than a decade in the mortgage industry's primary and secondary markets.

At Lenders First Choice, Mr. Tew is responsible for establishing new relationships with regional and national lenders nationwide.

Prior to joining Lenders First Choice, Mr. Tew held executive and sales positions with firms including LandAmerica, LandSafe, Freddie Mac and LSI.