OppFi Inc. announced the appointments of Manuel Chagas as Chief Operating Officer and Shaun Smolarz as Head of Investor Relations. In his role as Chief Operating Officer, Chagas will manage OppFi's people team, operations functions, and banking partnerships to attain greater productivity as well as optimize employee and customer experiences. Prior to joining OppFi, Chagas spent eight years at Discover Financial Services in various leadership roles, which included managing product, marketing, and operations for its student loans business.

Earlier in his career, he served as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and Accenture. Chagas earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Master of Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles. In the newly created Head of Investor Relations position for OppFi, Smolarz will lead the strategy and execution of OppFi's investor relations function, craft the Company's story and financial communications, and strengthen its relationships with analysts and investors.