Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 7, 2003
JOSEPH J. MURIN is President and Chief Executive Office of Basis100 Inc.
With more than 30 years of diverse experience in the mortgage and
banking industry, Mr. Murin leverages his extensive knowledge to
establish and execute the strategic direction of Basis100. As President
and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Murin is the driving force behind the
company's current and long-range plans and objectives. Mr. Murin joined
Basis100 in December 2001 as the company's President and Chief Operating
Officer, and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer one year later.
Prior to joining Basis100, Mr. Murin led the transformation of Lender's
Service, Inc., from an appraisal, title and closing management company
to a provider of new technologies and business solutions for the
national marketplace. LSI underwent significant evolution, including its
sale to Merrill Lynch from Prudential. Mr. Murin joined LSI by way of
Prudential Home Mortgage Company, Inc. He was transferred to LSI in July
1992 and named Executive Vice President. Mr. Murin moved up the ranks to
CEO over a period of six years. Mr. Murin began his career with
Pittsburgh National Bank, now PNC Bank, in the early 1970s as a Loan
Officer. He completed the bank's management program in 1974 and worked
in the commercial lending and retail divisions until 1979. From 1979 to
1982 he served as President of Murin Brothers, Inc., a family-owned
business. In 1982, he joined City Federal Mortgage Services in
Jacksonville, Florida., as a Commercial Loan Manager. From 1985 to 1989,
he was President of Century Mortgage as well as Chief Lending Officer
for its parent company, Standard Federal Savings and Loan. In December
1989, Mr. Murin joined American Pioneer Savings in Orlando as the
Regional President, where he assisted the savings institution's
liquidation on behalf of the Resolution Trust Corporation. In September
1991, Mr. Murin joined Prudential Home Mortgage Company, Inc., as Senior
Vice President/National Sales Manager in Springfield, Illinois. He was
transferred to LSI in July 1992 and named Executive Vice President. He
was named Chief Operating Officer in January 1993, and was promoted to
Chief Marketing Officer in July 1994 and General Manager in January
1995. Upon acquisition of LSI by Merrill Lynch in 1996, he was named
President and COO, and was named CEO upon the recapitalization of LSI in
1998. Mr. Murin holds a Bachelor's degree in Business from National
Louis University, and is actively involved on the Board of Trustees as
Finance Chairman for Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Profile
Mr. Murin: Basis100 started out in 1998 as a company called E-net
Financial Services, which provided online mortgage information. The
company
