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Post Road Equipment Finance Adds Cooney as SVP for Risk Team

Patrick Cooney joined the risk team of Post Road Equipment Finance (formerly known as Encina Equipment Finance) as a senior vice president. Cooney joined Post Road Equipment Finance from Wells Fargo, where he was a senior equipment finance underwriter. read more

First Citizens Middle Market Banking Names Tollenaer Market Leader for Atlanta

First Citizens Bank’s middle-market banking business named Matthew Tollenaer managing director and market leader dedicated to originating and cultivating business in Atlanta and the surrounding region. read more

Equify Financial Adds Account Managers to Small-Ticket Dealer and Vendor Program

Equify Financial expanded its small-ticket dealer and vendor program equipment finance business by naming Giovanna Vargas and Taylor Kizer account managers. read more

Exchange Bank Promotes Back to VP and Commercial Relationship Manager

Exchange Bank promoted Kelly Back to vice president and commercial relationship manager from his previous role as a branch manager in Sebastopol, CA. Sebastopol has more than 18 years of local banking experience. read more

Alliance Funding Group Forms New Middle-Market Equipment Leasing Unit; Hicks to Lead

Alliance Funding Group appointed Randy Hicks senior vice president to lead the company’s middle-market equipment leasing balance sheet strategy. Hicks also recruited Todd Greenberg to lead the risk management duties of the new strategy as senior vice president and chief risk officer.     read more

City National Bank Names Hammond CEO, Coffey CEO for City National Entertainment

City National Bank, a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, appointed Howard Hammond to the role of CEO and Kelly Coffey to the role of CEO for City National Entertainment. Both appointments will take effect on Nov. 27. read more

Trio Capital Welcomes Furfari as VP of Sales

Trio Capital added Dan Furfari as vice president of sales. Furfari has more than two decades of experience in equipment finance sector. Previously, he held leadership positions in various companies within the industry, most recently with Navitas Credit and Vantage Capital. read more

Ares Capital Promotes Lem to CFO

Ares Capital promoted Scott Lem, the company’s chief accounting officer, vice president and treasurer, to CFO, effective Feb. 15, 2024. Lem will succeed Penni Roll, who plans to step down as Ares Capital’s CFO on the same date. read more

Farmers & Merchants Bank Promotes Multiple Executives

Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach appointed Daniel K. Walker, the bank’s current chairman and CEO, to the new role of executive chairman of the board while promoting several other executives to prominent roles on its leadership team. read more

Associated Bank Hires Riegelman and Hernandez as Part of Commercial Middle Market Expansion

Associated Bank hired Neil Riegelman as senior vice president and commercial banking segment leader and appointed Gus Hernandez senior vice president and director of business banking as part of its plans to expand its commercial middle market team. read more

Valley National Bank Hires Danziger as Managing Director, First SVP and Head of Syndicated Finance

Valley National Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Valley National Bancorp, hired Robert Danziger, a 30-year corporate finance veteran, as managing director, first senior vice president and head of the bank’s syndicated finance business. read more

Versana Hires Scaffidi as Head of Product and Fonte as Head of Sales

Versana, a digital data and technology company engaged in the syndicated loan and private credit markets, hired Christine Scaffidi and Christopher Fonte as head of product and head of sales, respectively. read more

Western Alliance Bank Names Hirson Commercial Banking Market Executive for Los Angeles

Western Alliance Bank appointed Craig Hirson commercial banking market executive for Greater Los Angeles and Orange County, CA. Hirson has more than 20 years of experience in commercial banking, including roles at CommerceWest Bank and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. read more

Western Alliance Bank Appoints Griesbach Commercial Banking Executive for Aerospace & Defense

Western Alliance Bank appointed Matt Griesbach commercial and industrial industry executive for aerospace and defense. Griesbach previously held leadership roles in aerospace and defense corporate and commercial banking at City National Bank and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. read more

Tompkins Financial Promotes Guarino to Chief Banking Operations Officer

Tompkins Financial Corporation promoted Charles Guarino to chief banking operations officer, a newly created position for the organization. Over the past five years with Tompkins, Guarino has led mortgage sales and operations and small business lending. read more

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