Chacon is New Assistant County Manager, Escrow Operations Manager for Stewart Title of California - Santa Clara Division.

SAN DIEGO -- Maria A. Chacon has been named assistant county manager and escrow operations manager of the Santa Clara division of Stewart Title of California.

With 17 years' experience in the title industry, Chacon most recently served as Santa Clara County manager for Financial Title Co. Her experience includes extensive oversight and management of escrow operations. Chacon will now be working closely with Ralph Costanzo, division president for San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.

"It was important that Stewart Title have someone familiar with managing day-to-day operations in addition to escrow advisory," said Costanzo. "I knew Maria's experience, expertise and dedication to her job and career would make her the perfect candidate for the positions of both assistant county manager and escrow operations manager."

A native Nicaraguan, Chacon's first language was Spanish. She has been active for several years with the Santa Clara County chapter of NAHREP, the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, and has served on the chapter's board of directors.

"Stewart has wonderful tools to assist our customers, and I am rolling up my sleeves to learn everything about how we can use these tools to earn more business," said Chacon. "And since our great associates are our most important asset, I will be working to support our escrow staff so they can provide a magnificent closing experience to our customers."

Stewart Title of California is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stewart Information Services Corp. (NYSE:STC), a customer-driven, technology-enabled, strategically competitive, real estate information, title insurance and transaction management company. Stewart provides title insurance and related information services required for settlement by the real estate and mortgage industries through more than 9,500 policy-issuing offices and agencies in the United States and international markets. Stewart also provides post-closing lender services, automated county clerk land records, property ownership mapping, geographic information systems, property information reports, flood certificates, document preparation, background checks and expertise in tax-deferred exchanges. More information can be found at http://www.stewart.com.