First American Title Appoints EVP of Enterprise Growth and Multi-Brand Strategy
September 4, 2025
First American Title Insurance Co. named Tara Smith has been named executive vice president of enterprise growth and multi-brand strategy. Smith will have enterprise-wide responsibilities for driving growth and multi-brand strategies, as well as serving as executive sponsor of the company’s Leadership Forum, a program that develops successors for senior leadership roles.
“Tara brings a powerful combination of industry expertise, strategic vision, and customer focus,” said Sally Tyler, president, First American Title. “She’s ideally suited to drive strategic growth planning across the enterprise and accelerate our multi-brand strategy. I look forward to the impact she will make on our company’s future.”
Prior to joining First American in 2024, Smith served as group president for Stewart leading its title agency operations. With over two decades of leadership experience across regulated industries, Smith is known for her focus on operational excellence, drive for innovation, and her commitment to the people she leads and customers she serves. She has been recognized twice as one of the industry’s “Women of Influence” by HousingWire and shares her expertise widely as a frequent industry speaker and former member of ALTA’s Board of Governors.
Earlier in her career, Smith spent 12 years in public accounting with leading accounting firms, serving clients in the financial services and oil and gas industries.
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