Guaranteed Rate Appoints Suk Shah as Chief Financial Officer

 Guaranteed Rate, one of the largest retail mortgage lenders in the nation, has hired Suk Shah as its Chief Financial Officer to accelerate growth. As Guaranteed Rate continues to break monthly volume records, it has been named one of 2019 Chicago’s largest privately held companies, reporting nearly $24 Billionof overall loan volume in 2018 alone.

“Suk is a huge hire for Guaranteed Rate and is a perfect cultural fit,” said Founder & CEO Victor Ciardelli. “With an extensive background as a FinTech CFO, he brings a ton of experience to the company, including areas such as mergers and acquisitions.”

As CFO, Shah will lead and oversee Guaranteed Rate’s focus on profitability and efficiency, while supporting various growth strategies and initiatives. Shah’s presence will enable Guaranteed Rate to expand the company’s product, technology and service solutions that will further enable the business to drive revenue growth and margin expansion across the organization.

“Guaranteed Rate is a pioneer in the digital mortgage industry and is uniquely positioned as an industry leader to drive mortgage volume and revenue through its innovative products and services,” said Shah. “I’m looking forward to joining this highly tenured and passionate leadership team to make a transformative impact for the company.”

Shah joins the Guaranteed Rate team from his former position of nearly five years at a high-growth financial technology company, where he helped raise over $600 million in equity and $4 billion in debt capital. Before that, Suk was the CFO of the US and Canadian divisions of a Global Commercial Bank where he oversaw a $40 billion loan and deposit. Shah began his career with General Electric and spent over eight years with the company in various finance and operating roles, helping to execute business priorities and deliver financial commitments.

Shah has a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Information Systems from the University of Illinois and an Executive MBA from Northwestern University.  He lives in Hinsdale, Ill., with his wife and two children.

Guaranteed Rate has delivered competitive pricing, mortgage products and unmatched expertise from its top-producing loan officers, helping thousands of customers move into their dream homes. The Company introduced the market’s first Digital Mortgage, creating an easy-to-understand, transparent loan process, which has led to an industry-leading customer satisfaction rating and exponential growth.