Bloomberg reported that Citigroup named Shane Azzara the successor to Shapleigh Smith as head of asset-based and transitional finance. According to Bloomberg, Smith will retire in May. read more

APR 15, 2024 - 6:32 am

Barclays appointed Rafael Abati co-head of the energy transition group in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Abati joined Barclays with almost 20 years of experience from UBS and Credit Suisse. read more

APR 15, 2024 - 6:30 am

Five Star Bank hired Casey Grafeld as senior vice president and managing director. In this role, Grafeld will help advance Five Star Bank’s expansion strategy in the San Francisco Bay Area with commercial banking service in Marin County. read more

APR 12, 2024 - 6:17 am

Tony Cracchiolo, president and CEO of U.S. Bank Equipment Finance, announced that he will retire in July. According to a U.S. Bank spokesperson, the bank will begin a search for a new leader of its equipment finance business in the coming months. read more

APR 11, 2024 - 6:50 am

Jason M. Rosenberg will join Wells Fargo on April 15 as head of public affairs, reporting to CEO Charlie Scharf and joining the company’s operating committee. Rosenberg joined Wells Fargo from Block, which he joined in 2022 as head of corporate affairs. read more

APR 11, 2024 - 6:48 am

Customers Bank has onboarded 10 commercial and business banking teams in New York, California and Nevada. The hiring drive is expected to accelerate the bank’s deposit growth potential and represents an investment in its single point of contact banking model. read more

APR 11, 2024 - 6:48 am

Michael Hawkins joined Summit Funding Group's sales team as a regional sales manager covering the Northeast region and focusing on vendor business in the materials handling and construction spaces. Hawkins has more than 25 years of experience in the equipment finance industry, including time with GE Capital and, most recently, Wells Fargo. read more

APR 10, 2024 - 6:53 am

LTi Technology Solutions promoted Travis Carroll to vice president of information technology. In this elevated role, Carroll will assume responsibility for maintaining oversight of the company's IT functions while also fostering cohesion across the organization to ensure a unified approach to internal systems administration and configuration. read more

APR 10, 2024 - 6:52 am

Banc of California promoted several leaders in community banking, including elevating Chris Baron to president of community banking to oversee its five regions in California and Colorado along with its national asset-based lending business finance team. read more

APR 10, 2024 - 6:47 am

Dime Community Bancshares, the parent company of Dime Community Bank, hired six deposit-focused groups from the former Signature Bank and its successor, Flagstar Bank. Collectively, the groups managed $7 billion in deposits at predecessor institutions. read more

APR 9, 2024 - 6:52 am

Peapack Private, a division of Peapack-Gladstone Bank, hired Andrew F. Corrado as president of the commercial bank in New York City while adding more than 10 teams of commercial and private bankers. read more

APR 9, 2024 - 6:51 am

FirstBank promoted Adam Sands to chief banking officer. After joining the bank nearly 20 years ago, Sands has worked in senior officer roles across several Front Range markets in Colorado, including as president of the Cherry Creek market. read more

APR 9, 2024 - 6:47 am

AP Equipment Financing increased Q1/24 funding volume by 16.3% compared to Q1/23 and hired Mike Snyder as senior director of business development in its new fleet and mobility division and John Pratt as senior vice president of business development for its specialty vehicle division. read more

APR 8, 2024 - 6:59 am

Willis Lease Finance, a lessor of commercial aircraft engines and provider of aviation services, appointed Colm Barrington to its board of directors. Barrington was the former CEO and director of Babcock & Brown Air (later renamed Fly Leasing). read more

APR 8, 2024 - 6:53 am

ATEL Capital Group added Todd Jaquez-Fissori as senior vice president and Simrat Wason as director of ATEL Ventures, while Nick Martitsch and Maggie Adams joined ATEL Capital Group as senior counsel and legal counsel, respectively. read more

APR 5, 2024 - 6:49 am