ServisFirst Bank expanded in Tennessee by adding a new office in Memphis, TN, and hiring eight bankers to lead the region, including Joel E. Smith as market president and Scott Forman and Michael Joyner as senior vice presidents of commercial banking. read more

MAR 26, 2024 - 6:40 am

The Certified Lease & Finance Professional (CLFP) Foundation certified 21 individuals who recently passed the online proctored CLFP exam. read more

MAR 25, 2024 - 6:23 am

FinWise Bank hired Lauren Timlin, CLFP, as vice president of operations for equipment finance and working capital, according to a LinkedIn post from Timlin. Timlin was previously a business development manager for Umpqua Bank Vendor Finance from 2022 to 2024. read more

MAR 25, 2024 - 6:23 am

Wintrust Commercial Finance promoted Brian DeRusha from senior vice president to executive vice president and director of asset management and Ron Horner from senior vice president to executive vice president and general counsel. read more

MAR 22, 2024 - 6:29 am

Equipment finance technology company Tamarack Technology expanded its sales team with the addition of senior account executive Corey Ashline and business development representative Whitney Horan. read more

MAR 22, 2024 - 6:29 am

Maritime Partners, a provider of maritime financing solutions primarily focused on Jones Act vessels, hired Stephen J. Bordes as CFO and Greg Chase as chief legal officer. Bordes was previously CFO of American Industrial Partners and Chase joined from Reed Smith. read more

MAR 22, 2024 - 6:29 am

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, the parent company of Berkshire Bank, hired Torrance Childs as chief commercial deposit officer. Childs was previously president of private banking at Boston Private Bank & Trust. read more

MAR 22, 2024 - 6:27 am

WebBank appointed Erik Cannon senior vice president and chief operations officer. Cannon joined WebBank in 2016 and was most recently senior vice president of due diligence and implementation and general manager of National Partners, the bank’s insurance premium finance subsidiary. read more

MAR 22, 2024 - 6:25 am

Cisco Systems Capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cisco Systems and the company’s global captive finance business, named Nick Small president. He will lead the company’s global captive finance business. read more

MAR 21, 2024 - 6:23 am

Channel appointed Rob Ceribelli to the role of president. Ceribelli will spearhead daily operations, streamline processes, optimize resources and implement strategies to boost overall efficiency and profitability. He will steer the control framework, oversee operational rhythm and ensure the company meets its objectives. read more

MAR 21, 2024 - 6:23 am

Paul Hibbert and Emma Serginson joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s London office as partners, focusing on financing and credit matters across the infrastructure sector, among other areas. Both Hibbert and Serginson joined the firm from Weil, Gotshal & Manges. read more

MAR 21, 2024 - 6:22 am

James H. M. Sprayregen, a veteran of the restructuring, corporate reorganization and the M&A community, will join Hilco Global as a vice chairman. Sprayregen is joining Hilco Global from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was the founder of the Kirkland Restructuring Group.  read more

MAR 20, 2024 - 6:53 am

WebBank promoted Steve Stanford to executive vice president and CFO. During his nearly 17-year tenure at the bank, Stanford has held positions with increasing levels of responsibility, most recently serving as senior vice president and CFO. read more

MAR 20, 2024 - 6:48 am

Ronald A. Hewitt, who formerly worked for Covington & Burling, joined Seward & Kissel’s New York office as a partner in the global banking and corporate trust group. read more

MAR 19, 2024 - 6:38 am

Tank container leasing company Trifleet Leasing, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chicago-based GATX, promoted Robin Pol to managing director. Pol most recently served as director of commercial, global accounts and strategy for the company. read more

MAR 18, 2024 - 6:41 am