Executive Change: Dan Parks to Gatestone as EVP, U.S. Operations

Gatestone & Co. International, Inc. (formerly Collectcorp) today announced it has named Dan Parks its Executive Vice President of U.S. Operations. Dan has more than twenty years of industry experience, primarily in high level management positions at various Private Collection Agencies (PCAs) that do business with the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and guaranty agencies, along with a number of other types of creditors.

Notably, Mr. Parks has delivered measurable performance improvements for employers throughout his career in all collection verticals. In the past, operations he has overseen have consistently yielded results in the top 10%-15% of various creditors’ performance rankings. At Gatestone, Dan will be empowered to implement organizational enhancements to maximize Gatestone’s performance for clients, including ED, which Gatestone now serves as a subcontractor and for whom it has collected more than $400,000,000 since 2004.

Dan commented, “I look forward to the opportunity to take Gatestone to the next level in performance for clients in all markets, and to implementing any new Gatestone engagements with an emphasis on immediate and long-term performance.”

CEO Nick Wilson commented, “We are pleased that a person of Dan’s caliber has decided to join our team, and we welcome the chance to have him become an important part of the leadership team that takes Gatestone into 2013 and beyond.”

For more information, contact Sarah Rawlings at 800.900.4238, x2208.