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Moritt Hock & Hamroff Appoints First Chairman and Names Next Managing Partner

Marc Hamroff, who had been managing partner of Moritt Hock & Hamroff for more than 25 years, is assuming the role of chairman of the firm, while Michael Cardello III, a longstanding member of the firm's management committee and former chair of the litigation practice, was elected managing partner. read more

SMBC Americas Continues Expansion with Senior High Yield and Leveraged Finance Hires

The Americas division of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) appointed Clarke Adams head of high yield capital markets and Matt Burke head of leveraged finance origination. Additionally, Clarke joined Miguel Roman as co-head of leveraged capital markets. read more

Huntington National Bank Hires McKean-Bilby as Equipment Finance Sales Exec

Huntington National Bank hired Jill McKean-Bilby as an equipment finance sales executive, according to a LinkedIn post from McKean-Bilby. McKean-Bilby was previously the president of BOK Financial Equipment Finance from 2018 to 2023. read more

NEFA Names Wehner Manager of Education

The National Equipment Finance Association named William "Skip" Wehner its new manager of education. Wehner has more than 30 years of small business lending experience. read more

AP Equipment Financing Hires Coveney as Head of Newly Established Fleet & Mobility Division  

AP Equipment Financing hired Alex Coveney as the executive vice president of its newly established fleet and mobility division. In addition to being tasked with developing value-added services throughout AP’s portfolio, the division will also explore untapped segments for new growth opportunities.   read more

eCapital Appoints Wright Chief Product Officer to Drive Fintech Vision

eCapital appointed Rob Wright chief product officer. Before joining eCapital, Wright served as chief product officer for Triumph Financial, where he created a multi-phase innovation strategy that included a re-architected customer platform. read more

DLL Intends to Appoint Yocarini CEO to Replace van Kemenade

DLL intends to appoint Lara Yocarini CEO and chair of the company’s executive board for a term of four years. Yocarini will succeed Carlo van Kemenade, who will join the managing board of Rabobank Group as director of retail in the Netherlands. read more

Key Equipment Finance Promotes Spada to Director of Transactions Cycle Management

Key Equipment Finance promoted Krista Spada to director of transactions cycle management. Spada’s more than 30-year Key Equipment Finance tenure has spanned all aspects of client transaction cycles. Prior to her new role, she was a senior vice president of originations. read more

LEAF Commercial Capital Hires Borg as Director of Syndications

LEAF Commercial Capital hired Marcel Borg as director of syndications, according to a LinkedIn post from Borg. Borg was previously a vice president and national sales manager for Accord Financial. read more

Machinery Finance Resources Hires Donnelly as Territory Manager for Equipment Finance

Machinery Finance Resources hired Tom Donnelly as territory manager for equipment finance, according to a LinkedIn post from Donnelly. Donnelly was previously a regional vice president at Huntington Asset Finance. read more

Barnes & Thornburg Adds Commercial Finance Team

A commercial finance team led by partners Rick Boyd and Tyler Wolf joined law firm Barnes & Thornburg’s corporate department. The team also includes Doug Plante (of counsel), Greg Preston (associate) and Janelle Julyan (senior paralegal). read more

First Financial Bankshares Hires Morton as EVP of Credit Administration in Houston

Abilene, TX-based First Financial Bankshares, the financial holding company for First Financial Bank, hired Keith Morton as executive vice president of credit administration in Houston. Morton formally served as senior vice president of special assets at Capital One. read more

AP Equipment Financing Expands Towing and Construction Verticals

AP Equipment Financing began a new expansion initiative, placing a focus on expanding its towing and construction verticals. As part of the expansion, the company hired Ryan Whitehead as vice president of business development for the towing vertical and Seth Davis as vice president of business development to lead the construction initiative. read more

Wingspire Capital Announces Multiple Executive Leadership Changes

Wingspire Capital announced several changes to its executive leadership team, including the retirement of Josh Rosin, the company’s president and chief operating officer, and the promotion of James Garlick to the newly created role of head of Wingspire Corporate Finance. read more

Verdant Commercial Capital Expands Industrial Vertical

Verdant Commercial Capital expanded its industrial vertical by hiring Tom O’Hear as senior vice president and vertical leader and Andrew Baccaro and Ryan van de Boogaard as relationship managers. read more

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