Robert Reeder has joined Stewart National Title Services as vice president, national business development, in Atlanta, Georgia. In this role, Reeder will be responsible for the continued growth of Stewart’s national commercial business, with a focus on expanding the company’s services in the southeastern region of the U.S.

Don Wade, senior vice president, senior underwriting counsel, manager for the National Title Services Atlanta office, remarked, “we are pleased to have such a seasoned professional be a member or our team. Rob has a keen understanding of the sophisticated business requirements of the commercial customer and a commitment to delivering exactly what they need.”

An accomplished industry veteran, Reeder most recently served as vice president, commercial sales and relationship manager for the national commercial services division of First American Title Insurance Co. in Atlanta. He has 33 years of experience in the title industry, and has specialized in commercial real estate since 1991.

Also, Stewart Lender Services (SLS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Stewart Title Company, has announced the appointment of Linda St. Clair to the position of vice president, strategic account manager. In her role, she will be responsible for increasing SLS’ services to existing clients, as well as helping SLS enter into new strategic lender relationships with a primary focus on the nation’s leading mid-tier lenders and credit unions.

“We are very excited to have Linda join our team,” said Len Franco, SLS executive vice president and national sales manager. “Her knowledge and experience will help us to deliver to our customers the full benefits of Stewart products supporting lenders through the lifecycle of a loan.”

“Stewart is committed to continuing the growth of our SLS organization to better serve our lender customers,” said Jason Nadeau, SLS president and chief executive officer. “We have been aggressively building our leadership and sales team, and Linda’s addition is further evidence of our ongoing commitment to this important market segment.”

St. Clair joins SLS from the First American Corporation where she had served as a vice president for Equity Loan Services. She had also served in sales management positions for a Texas-based builder and JPMorgan Chase.