Kevin King joined Sterling National Bank’s Public Sector Finance team. He will lead the team as senior managing director, reporting to Tom Geisel, Sterling’s EVP and president for Specialty Finance and National Markets.

“We welcome Kevin to our growing team,” Geisel said. ”As we expand our coverage footprint in the sector, Kevin will help take our public sector finance business to the next level. His demonstrated leadership track record in public sector finance will be instrumental as we move to the next phase of our growth strategy.”

King was most recently senior vice president at Huntington National Bank where he was instrumental in building Huntington Public Capital to nearly $2 billion in outstanding loans. Previously, King held leadership positions at various banks and financial institutions.