Two Stewart National Title Services Executives Elected 2013 President of Local CREW Network Chapters

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stewart National Title Services is proud to announce that Gayle Bourdeau and Jennifer Reyes were each elected 2013 president of their local Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network chapters in Boston (New England Women in Real Estate) and Seattle (CREW Seattle & Sound), respectively.

“Both Gayle and Jennifer have extensive industry expertise and a strong commitment to serve their customers and their communities. I have no doubt that they will continue to be key resources to both of their local CREW chapters in these new roles, and to the industry as a whole.”

CREW Network is the industry’s premier business networking organization dedicated to supporting the achievements of women in commercial real estate. The organization’s 8,000 members represent nearly every discipline within the industry and are located in 76 major markets across North America.

“We are proud to have two of our employees take on leadership roles in such an important organization,” said Paul Sands, executive vice executive and director for Stewart National Title Services. “Both Gayle and Jennifer have extensive industry expertise and a strong commitment to serve their customers and their communities. I have no doubt that they will continue to be key resources to both of their local CREW chapters in these new roles, and to the industry as a whole.”

Bourdeau serves as vice president, associate senior underwriting counsel for Stewart National Title Services’ Boston office. With more than 15 years of experience in the real estate industry, she underwrites and closes local and national commercial real estate transactions with a strong focus on complex, multi-site, multi-state portfolio transactions. In addition to being a CREW member since 2003, Bourdeau also sits on the Board of Directors of the Junior League of Boston as its director of nominating. She holds a B.S. from Bentley University and a J.D. from Widener University School of Law.

Reyes serves as vice president, national business development for Stewart National Title Services’ Seattle office. She is responsible for the development and implementation of marketing and sales plans for commercial title and escrow services. As a 15 year title industry veteran, she has experience and understanding in many aspects of the real estate transaction process. A Seattle native and longstanding CREW member, Reyes also actively participates in a number of trade and non-profit organizations. She received B.A. degrees in Communications and Sociology from the University of Washington.

About Stewart

Stewart National Title Services, a division of Stewart Title Guaranty Co., provides a single point of contact for U.S. and multinational customers who require special expertise in title, underwriting and closing for single and multi-site commercial transactions. Stewart Title Guaranty Co. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stewart Information Services Corp. (NYSE-STC), a customer-focused, global title insurance and real estate services company offering products and services through our direct operations, network of approved agencies and other companies within the Stewart family. Stewart provides these services to homebuyers and sellers; residential and commercial real estate professionals; mortgage lenders and servicers; title agencies and real estate attorneys; home builders; and United States and foreign governments. Stewart also provides loan origination and servicing support; loan review services; loss mitigation; REO asset management; home and personal insurance services; tax-deferred exchanges; and technology to streamline the real estate process. Recognized in 2012 by Forbes^® as one of the Most Trustworthy Companies in America, Stewart offers personalized service, industry expertise and customized solutions for virtually any type of real estate transaction, and is the preferred real estate services provider. More information can be found at http://www.stewart.com/news.

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