BridgeSpan Names Lynelle Dahn Chief Financial Officer; Highly Regarded Exec Has Guided Financial Strategy for Some of North America's Best-Known Brands and Corporations.

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FRISCO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2003

BridgeSpan Inc., a company committed to transforming the processes that enable home ownership, today announced that Lynelle G. Dahn has been named chief financial officer.

During a career spanning more than two decades, Dahn, a certified public accountant, has earned a reputation as a highly accomplished, multi-disciplined leader whose credentials encompass all facets of corporate financial and operational leadership.

"Whether it was overseeing complex internal reorganizations or creating detailed financial strategies for new product introductions, Lynelle has demonstrated many times over her extraordinary leadership skills in corporate finance," BridgeSpan President and CEO Larry Walker said. "BridgeSpan is extremely fortunate to have someone of her capabilities and experience guiding our financial operations."

Before joining BridgeSpan, Dahn provided finance, operations and change-management expertise to a variety of companies, including startups and established software and manufacturing firms. As a key advisor to company CEOs, boards of directors and executive management teams, she guided long-range financial strategies that exponentially increased companies' profits via consolidations, new-product introductions and multi-million dollar contracts.

As vice president of operations and CFO for ElasticEdge Inc., Dahn created strategic partnerships with major firms such as Sorenson, Hewlett Packard and others. She also played a key role in securing the company's initial customers as well as securing venture capital funding.

Dahn served as well in a series of incrementally higher-level executive positions with Nortel Networks, first as senior financial analyst for its North America operations, and finally as director of the company's eBusiness and CRM strategic programs. In the latter position, she oversaw the consolidation of 900 call center numbers into just five global call centers, a complex reorganization that saved the company $50 million annually.

Early in her career, Dahn guided the financial strategies and growth of some of North America's best-known brands and companies, including Domino's Pizza, where she served as controller, and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, where she served as a consultant for the company's tax and audit operations.

About BridgeSpan

BridgeSpan is a leading provider of real estate settlement and mortgage processing solutions for lenders. These solutions improve the mortgage closing process, reduce transaction costs and improve consumers' closing experience. BridgeSpan exploits technology and process engineering for the benefit of lenders, realtors, home builders and consumers by creating more control of the closing process, reduced risk and improved customer service. For more information, visit www.bridgespan.com.