Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) on Tuesday named Bob Hart as president of its ICE Mortgage Technology division. Hart will succeed Tim Bowler, who will transition to ICE’s fixed income and data services division, where he will focus on index development and financial institution infrastructure.
The leadership changes take effect Jan. 1, 2026.
Hart joined ICE Mortgage Technology through the company’s $11 billion acquisition of Ellie Mae, completed in September 2020, and later played a leadership role to integrate Black Knight after ICE’s $11.9 billion acquisition of that company. Most recently, he served as vice president of business and client development.
In that role, Hart led the unification of ICE’s origination and servicing businesses by integrating sales and customer service teams across both platforms. He also helped build an end-to-end mortgage ecosystem.
“Bob understands the complexity of the mortgage ecosystem, the needs of our clients and the challenges they face,” Ben Jackson, president of Intercontinental Exchange, said in a statement.
As president of ICE Mortgage Technology, Hart will oversee product strategy and client engagement. The company said his mandate for 2026 includes accelerated product innovation by leveraging artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies to improve efficiency across every stage of the mortgage workflow.
Hart said his focus will be on “doubling down on programs and product enhancements that deliver tangible value and empower our customers to thrive in any market condition.”
The appointment comes as ICE continues to deepen integration between its origination and servicing platforms.
In July, the company announced new functionality allowing borrowers to apply for home equity loans, home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) and refinances directly through Servicing Digital, the MSP digital consumer interface. Applications are processed through Encompass, with real-time status updates available on web and mobile platforms.
Hart will also oversee ICE’s planned sunset of the Encompass SDK and certain other legacy technologies by Dec. 31, 2026. The transition, announced in September 2024, requires users to migrate to Encompass API-compliant products or features native to the loan origination system.
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