Executive Team
VITEK's Seasoned Team of Executives
VITEK Mortgage Group is led by a seasoned team of executives with backgrounds in real estate, commercial and residential lending, and project management.
Harry L. Duncan
Harry L. Duncan is the President of VITEK Mortgage Group, a mortgage banking company that
he co-founded in 1987. The company originates residential mortgages primarily in California
and is licensed in several Western states. Headquartered in Sacramento, CA, the company has
20 branches located in Northern California.
Under Duncan's leadership, VITEK Mortgage Group continues to grow with well over 100 employees and is recognized as one of the largest retail mortgage banking companies in the regions it serves. With a clear vision for VITEK and well defined strategies, Mr. Duncan and his accomplished management team are committed to building a sustainable mortgage banking platform that is a leader in the industry.
Duncan earned his BA in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. His professional experience includes all aspects of residential lending, income property financing, and management of small to mid-sized companies. He is a licensed real estate broker. Prior to founding VITEK, Duncan held several increasingly responsible management positions with Home Savings of America (now Chase). He is a Sacramento native and outdoor enthusiast.
Philip J. Duncan
Philip Duncan joined VITEK in 1992 as a principal and leader in residential lending.
His vision and expertise in sales and marketing have been instrumental in establishing
VITEK with brand name recognition as a premier mortgage banking operation. Twin brother
of the President, he was the company's first originator of home loans. Duncan now
focuses on providing marketing to the sales team along with business development including
the company's reverse mortgage loan channel.
As a second generation lender and native Sacramentan, he is committed to his career and community. He was a top producer for years prior to VITEK. Beginning as a loan officer at Mason McDuffie/Weyerhaeuser, he rose to Assistant Branch Manager before moving to Criterion Mortgage Corporation as a co-owner.
Known as an outdoor adventurer, Mr. Duncan has been a licensed Real Estate Broker since 1983. He is a graduate of the Mortgage Bankers Association School of Mortgage Banking. A Certified Toastmaster, he has served and spoken numerous times to the Sacramento Association of Realtors® where he was recognized as Affiliate of the Year in 2000. Duncan earned his BA from the University of California, Davis in International Relations/Political Economy. He also attended one year at the Universidad Compultense in Madrid, Spain and is fluent in Spanish.
Mike Wheeler
As VP of Production, Mike Wheeler leads the VITEK sales force. With his ONE-Team philosophy in business practices, VITEK’s sales force is a cohesive combination of Production on the outside and Operations on the inside unified to provide a world class customer experience. Wheeler has 20 years of experience in the mortgage industry, most recently as Regional Manager for National City Mortgage and American Home Mortgage.
As a coach and trainer, Wheeler is considered by some to be the Tony Robbins of the mortgage industry. A highly accomplished visionary, he understands how to help loan originators maximize their potential and drive results. His history of success includes recruiting top performers and building strong realtor and builder partnerships.
Wheeler received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of California at Davis, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude, Math Honors Society. He received his Master of Business Administration at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is an avid student and teacher of success principles and practices. In his spare time he mentors students of a fraternity at UC Davis which he helped found.
Alan Wackman
Alan Wackman is VITEK Mortgage Group's Chief Operating Officer
and leads our Mortgage Banking Division. Mr. Wackman has been a leader in many facets
of the mortgage industry since 1992. He began his career with the Small Business
Administration where he assisted homeowners with home loans in disaster areas across
the United States. He was recruited from the SBA to Bank of America as an underwriter.
He transitioned to the origination side of the business when he joined VITEK as a top
producing mortgage loan originator where he stayed for over 9 years. To further advance his
career, Mr. Wackman was recruited to start a mortgage banking company from the ground
up. He and his team built a successful mortgage banking business in the Sacramento
region, where he managed for 6 years. During this time period, Mr. Wackman played a
significant role in facilitating the merger between this company and another large
mortgage company in the Sacramento area. Upon completion of this merger, Mr. Wackman
returned to VITEK as part of the Senior Management Team.
Mr. Wackman oversees VITEK Mortgage Group's operations team and secondary marketing department. With his well-rounded experience and forward thinking, he is constantly working to improve VITEK's business designs.
As his avocations, Mr. Wackman is part owner of a local family winery in the Sacramento area and a partner in his family's farming business. Involving himself in the community, Mr. Wackman works with youth sports as a board member and as a baseball coach for his young sons. He is an avid water skier, snow skier and enjoys active weekends with his family.
Scott Battenburg
Scott Battenburg joined VITEK in 2010 as our Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Battenburg has a broad range of financial and operational expertise in numerous industries including financial services, consumer products, retail and high tech. He has held senior management positions with a number of companies at various stages of development from startup through Fortune 500. He began his career in public accounting as an audit professional with KPMG Peat Marwick in Los Angeles.
After tenure in public accounting, Mr. Battenburg joined LA Gear, Inc. assuming progressively increased responsibilities in finance and operations. After leaving LA Gear, Inc. as Director of Finance, he joined The Money Store. A member of the senior management team, Mr. Battenburg led a team of financial analysts providing detailed insight into business unit performance and played a key role in developing the financial and operational reporting systems. His next role was Vice President, Chief Financial Officer for Razor USA where he implemented financial and operational systems allowing the company to manage revenue growth exceeding $200m in the first year of operation. In the course of his career, Mr. Battenburg has successfully managed a range of functions including general accounting, financial and SEC reporting, treasury operations, human resources and information technology.
Mr. Battenburg has been happily married for over 20 years, is a golf fanatic and loves the great outdoors. He graduated with honors from the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo with a BS in Business Administration, emphasis in finance and accounting. He is also a veteran of the United States Army where he served as a paratrooper with the XVIII Airborne Corps.
