Executive Management

Parker S. Kennedy is chairman of First American Financial Corporation. He is also chairman emeritus of CoreLogic, Inc., a position he assumed in May 2011 after serving as that company’s executive chairman following The First American Corporation’s separation of its Financial Services and Information Solutions businesses in June 2010. Prior to the separation, he served as chairman and CEO of the combined entity, a position he assumed in December 2003, after serving as president for near... 

Dennis J. Gilmore is chief executive officer of First American Financial Corporation and also serves as president of the company's largest subsidiary, First American Title Insurance Company. Prior to the company's spin-off from The First American Corporation, Gilmore served as chief operating officer for that company and was responsible for helping to establish the course of its operating and technology initiatives and managing its offshore operations. Following the announcement of First Amer... 

Kenneth D. DeGiorgio is executive vice president for First American Financial Corporation.

DeGiorgio's tenure with First American began in 1999 when he was appointed regulatory counsel. He was promoted to vice president and associate general counsel in 2001, then to senior vice president and general counsel three years later. DeGiorgio was named as executive vice president and secretary of First American Financial Corporation in 2010.

DeGiorgio began his career as a... 

Max O. Valdes serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer for First American Financial Corporation.

Valdes joined First American in 1988 when he was named assistant controller for the company's subsidiary, First American Title Insurance Company. Five years later, he was promoted to vice president-controller, then to vice president-chief financial officer for First American Title in 1998. In 2001, he transitioned to the parent company when he was named vice presid...