Board of Directors

Patrick J. Duffy has served as a director and as the Chairman of the Board since August 2020. From 2018 and until October 2020, Mr. Duffy served as a member of the board of directors of Guild Mortgage Company. Mr. Duffy is the President and Managing Partner of McCarthy Partners Management, LLC, a registered investment adviser (together with its affiliates, predecessors and the various funds it manages, “McCarthy Capital”), which he joined in 2007. He serves as a director on the boards of various McCarthy Capital entities and portfolio companies including without limitation Altair Global Services, LLC, a global relocation services company, Boundless Enterprises, a franchisor of Scooter’s Coffee drive-thru kiosks, Life Care Companies, LLC, a manager and developer of senior living communities, Omaha Steaks, a purveyor of protein products, and ReAlign Insurance Holdings, LLC and certain of its subsidiaries. He also currently serves on the board of 10 directors of First National of Nebraska, Inc., a bank holding company. Mr. Duffy earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, and a juris doctor degree from Creighton University School of Law. 

Terry L. Schmidt has served as a director since August 2020. Ms. Schmidt has served as Guild Mortgage Company's Chief Executive Officer since July 1, 2023. Prior to her position as Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Schmidt was Guild Mortgage Company's President. Ms. Schmidt held the position of President from August 2020 through June 2023. As President, she oversees our finance, human resources, marketing, capital markets, IT, legal and compliance departments. Ms. Schmidt served as Guild Mortgage Company’s President from January 2020 to October 2020, and as a member of its board of directors from 2006 to October 2020. Prior to serving as Guild Mortgage Company’s President, she served in a number of leadership positions at Guild Mortgage Company, including as Controller from 1991 to 1997 and as its Chief Financial Officer from 1997 to 2020. Ms. Schmidt joined Guild Mortgage Company in 1985, as a member of its internal audit department. She is currently a member of the California Mortgage Bankers Association, an association representing the California residential and commercial real estate finance industry, a member of the board of directors of the Guild Giving Foundation, a non-profit organization, and a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association, an association representing the real estate finance industry. Ms. Schmidt earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting from the University of San Diego and is a certified mortgage banker. We believe Ms. Schmidt is qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors because of her extensive leadership and experience in real estate and finance. In addition, Ms. Schmidt’s role as our Chief Executive Officer provides management’s perspective in Board discussions regarding the business and strategic direction of the Company.

Michael (“Mike”) C. Meyer has served as a director since August 2020. From 2015 to October 2020, he served as the Chairperson of the board of directors of Guild Mortgage Company, and as a member of its board of directors from 2013 to October 2020. Since December 2023, Mr. Meyer has provided strategic advice to companies through his firm McCabe Mullin Consulting. From 2013 until December 2020, Mr. Meyer served as an Operating Partner and as Portfolio Director for McCarthy Capital. From 1995 to 2014, Mr. Meyer served in a variety of finance and operational management executive positions at Tenaska, Inc., an energy company. From 1987 to 1995, he served at the U.S. Treasury Department in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency as a National Bank Examiner. Mr. Meyer earned both a Bachelor of Science in business administration degree and a Master of Business Administration degree from Creighton University. He currently serves on the board of directors of Bridges Holding Company, an investment advisory firm and Bridges Trust Company, a Nebraska based trust services provider; and he previously served as Chairperson of the Board/Lead Independent Director of Bridges Investment Fund, a general equity fund.

Edward (“Junior”) Bryant, Jr. has served as a director since October 2020. Since 2018, Mr. Bryant has served as an Executive Director of Business Development at HGGC, a private equity firm based in Palo Alto, California. Prior to that, from 2011 to 2017, he served as the Vice President and National Marketing and Sales Director for Pacific Global Investment Management Company, an investment management firm. Before that, Mr. Bryant co-founded Smith & Bryant, Inc., a real estate investment company, and served as its Vice President from 1998 to 2010. A veteran of the National Football League, he retired from the San Francisco 49ers in 2003 after a 10-year career as a defensive lineman. Mr. Bryant earned a master’s in legal studies from the UCLA School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame. 

Martha E. Marcon has served as a director since October 2020. Before her retirement in 2006, Ms. Marcon was a partner at KPMG LLP, where she served as the firm’s National Resource Partner for the Insurance Industry and as its Western Region Insurance Industry Leader. Before her retirement in 2021, Ms. Marcon also served as a director of Foresters Financial, an international insurance and financial services firm. Since 2008, she has served on the board of directors and chairs the audit and nominating/corporate governance committees of Mercury General Corporation, a public company engaged primarily in underwriting automobile insurance. She also serves as a member of the board of the Nonprofits Insurance Alliance. Ms. Marcon earned a Bachelor of Science degree, summa cum laude, in economics and business administration from Lehigh University. 

Gioia Messinger has served as a Director of Guild Holdings Company since July 2022. Since 2012, Gioia has served as founder and principal of LinkedObjects, Inc., a strategic advisory services business focused on digital transformation. From 2004 to 2012, Gioia served as founder and chief executive officer of Avaak, Inc., now Arlo Technologies, a leading home security systems company. From 1989 to 2004, Gioia served as founder and president of SUMMIT Design Technologies, Inc., an engineering services firm. Gioia currently serves on the board of directors of Hunter Industries, Inc., a global manufacturer of irrigation and outdoor lighting equipment, One Stop Systems (NASDAQ:OSS), a provider of high-performance computing used for artificial intelligence (AI), Indyme Solutions, LLC, a provider of AI solutions for the world’s largest retailers, and CARI Health, Inc., a developer of innovative personalized healthcare solutions. She is a member of the dean’s council of advisors at the University of California San Diego, Jacobs School of Engineering, and is a member of the Latino Corporate Directors Association. Gioia obtained her Master of Business Administration degree from the Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine and Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of California, San Diego. She is an NACD Certified Director and has a certification in Cyber Risk Governance. 

Mary Ann McGarry has served as a director since August 2020. Ms. McGarry served as Guild Mortgage Company's Chief Executive Officer from December 2007 through June 30, 2023. From 1988 and until the completion of the Company’s initial public offering in 2020, Ms. McGarry also served as a member of Guild Mortgage Company’s board of directors. Prior to becoming its Chief Executive Officer, she served in a number of leadership positions at Guild Mortgage Company, including as its President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Ms. McGarry joined Guild Mortgage Company in 1984 as an internal audit supervisor. Prior to joining Guild Mortgage Company, she worked as an accountant at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. Ms. McGarry served as a member of the board of directors of the Mortgage Bankers Association, an association representing the real estate finance industry, and the Guild Giving Foundation, a non-profit organization, and a member of Fannie Mae’s advisory council. Ms. McGarry earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting with a minor in computer science from the University of San Diego. We believe Ms. McGarry is qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors because of her extensive experience in real estate, finance, accounting and advising companies. Given her long tenure as our Chief Executive Officer before her recent retirement, Ms. Garry also provides a valuable perspective in Board discussions regarding the business and strategic direction of the Company.