CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- LendingTree®
(NASDAQ: TREE), the nation's leading online loan marketplace, today
announced that Paul Tyma has joined
the company as its new Chief Technology Officer. Based in
Charlotte at LendingTree's
headquarters, Tyma will lead the company's technology strategy and
operations.
Dr. Tyma received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from
Syracuse University, focusing on Java
and .NET performance, and has built and run engineering teams at
LinkedIn and Morgan Stanley, along with his own companies.
He also spent 3 years at Google as an engineer working on
internal server development and has founded four technology-based
startups including Preemptive Solutions, Mailinator,
Home-account.com (later acquired by Bills.com) and Refresh, Inc.
(acquired by LinkedIn). Additionally, Tyma is a frequent speaker,
writer and author of one of the original Java books, "Java Primer
Plus".
"We couldn't be more excited to welcome Paul to the LendingTree
team, who has an impressive background in developing, launching and
managing innovative web-based solutions," said Doug Lebda, founder and CEO of LendingTree.
"Paul's extensive engineering experience and knowledge combined
with his entrepreneurial background make him the perfect fit for
our organization and a valuable addition to our executive
team."
"Lending Tree has the perfect combination of world-class team,
market opportunity, and innovative products," said Dr. Tyma.
"Technology is at the heart of Lending Tree's advantage and I'm
extremely excited to join the team and be part of its success."
About LendingTree
LendingTree (NASDAQ: TREE) is the nation's leading online loan
marketplace, empowering consumers as they comparison-shop across a
full suite of loan and credit-based offerings. LendingTree
provides an online marketplace which connects consumers with
multiple lenders that compete for their business, as well as an
array of online tools and information to help consumers find the
best loan. Since inception, LendingTree has facilitated more than
55 million loan requests. LendingTree provides free monthly credit
scores through My LendingTree and access to its network of over 350
lenders offering home loans, personal loans, credit cards, student
loans, personal loans, business loans, home equity loans/lines of
credit, auto loans and more. LendingTree, LLC is a subsidiary of
LendingTree, Inc. For more information go
to www.lendingtree.com, dial 800-555-TREE, like
our Facebook page and/or follow us on
Twitter @LendingTree.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Megan Greuling
704-943-8208
Megan.Greuling@LendingTree.com
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