Orange County Business

* Christopher Canedy has been appointed vice president of Western regional sales for the appraisal and credit information division of Strategic Mortgage Services in Costa Mesa. Before joining the company, he was vice president and regional director of Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp., a private mortgage insurer, where he was responsible for overseeing all company operations in the Southwest, including sales, operations, underwriting and claims. In addition, James Kramer has been appointed president of the property title division. He was previously senior vice president for corporate sales at Old Republic National Title Insurance Co.