Fitch has hired Marion Silverman as CDO senior director from Motorola Credit Corporation, the securitization subsidiary of Motorola Inc. Silverman will work out of Fitch's Chicago office, but will report to David Howard, managing director, who heads the CDO rating process for the agency in New York. Howard said the move is part of Fitch's strategy to beef up its CDO division. Silverman will cover a full range of CDO transactions, including new deals, cash flow or synthetic structures. She is a long time asset-backed veteran with years of experience on the issuer's side, says Brian Gordon, another Chicago-based Fitch analyst who also reports to Howard. Calls to Silverman were not returned as of press time.