Genworth Financial, Inc., announced changes to the company’s personnel designed to strengthen the leadership of its U.S. Mortgage Insurance (USMI) unit.

John Clifford was promoted to SVP of commercial operations, where he is responsible for products, account development, marketing, commercial analytics, and sales support and training. Clifford joined began his career in USMI’s commercial organization as an account development manager before moving into segment marketing and product development. He was most recently VP of products and business development.

Matt Young rejoined USMI from a VP position at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, where he led several regional sales teams in his six years as a sales leader.. Young was formerly a regional VP of sales at GE Mortgage Insurance, which later became USMI. He joined GE in 1990 and held several leadership roles in the organization. He graduated from Michigan State University with a BS in logistics management and earned his MBA from Miami University.

“I am confident that John and Matt’s experience and leadership will make them valuable additions to USMI’s senior leadership team,” said Rohit Gupta, president and CEO of USMI.

Genworth Financial, Inc., is an insurance holding company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.