FCT Names Zsolt Nevery Chief Operations Officer for Quebec

OAKVILLE, Ontario, July 21, 2016 -- FCT announced today the appointment of Zsolt Névery as Chief Operations Officer in Quebec. Névery will be responsible for leading FCT's Quebec operations, including its Residential Solutions, Residential Lending Solutions, Commercial Solutions and Sales teams.

"I am thrilled to welcome Zsolt to the FCT team," said Michael LeBlanc, CEO, FCT. "Zsolt brings deep expertise of our key business areas in the banking industry, a strong desire to succeed and the experience necessary to assist FCT in finding better ways to support the needs of our customers in Quebec. His strong strategic mindset, sales acumen, desire to win and demonstrated ability to lead a team are just some of the reasons why we're excited to have Zsolt join the organization."
 
Névery comes to FCT with more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Most recently, he was a senior account executive at a leading analytics company, where he managed many key Quebec financial services accounts, including accounts for two leading financial institutions. Prior to that, he was a senior director at another large financial institution, where he led the payment clearing center and other major projects. He also spent the first half of his career in a variety of roles, including national director at a national bank.
 
About FCT

Founded in 1991, the FCT group of companies is based in Oakville, Ontario, and has over 800 employees across the country. The group provides industry-leading title insurance, default solutions and other real estate-related products and services to approximately 1,250 lenders, 43,000 legal professionals and 5,000 recovery professionals, as well as real estate agents, mortgage brokers and builders, nationwide.
 
The Great Place to Work® Institute has named FCT one of Canada's Top 50 Best Workplaces for two consecutive years (2015, 2016) and certified FCT as a Great Place to Work. FCT's parent company, First American Financial Corporation, was named by Fortune® magazine as one of the 100 best companies to work for in America in 2016.
 
For more information on FCT, please visit the company website at www.fct.ca.
 
† The FCT group of companies includes FCT Insurance Company Ltd., which provides title and valuation insurance with the exception of commercial policies, which are provided jointly by FCT Insurance Company Ltd. and First American Title Insurance Company. Services by First Canadian Title Company Limited.

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