30-Year Mortgage Veteran to Lead ASI as President

In Florida, Scott French has joined ""Auction Services International"":http://www.auctionservicesintl.com/index.php (ASI) as president.

French has 30 years of business experience to his name. In the past, he has worked as a CPA for an audit advisory firm with a focus on real estate-based financial institutions, held VP positions in the mortgage default divisions of two international financial firms, and served in SVP positions with organizations focused on real estate sales and related services.

At ASI, he will partner with founder Jon Rice and CEO Mike Rice to bring additional focus on strategic direction and business development.

""We are thrilled to have Scott join our team,"" Jon Rice said. ""Scott and I have worked together on and off since 1990. He has a great understanding of how critical ASI's auction model can be to the auction strategy of financial institutions with REO portfolios of any size and geographic distribution. I look forward to a great partnership!""