California Bank of Commerce hired Justin Carter as vice president of Business Development for CBC Business Credit. Carter will be based out of Southern California and will be responsible for driving sales in the region.

CBC Business Credit is a department within California Bank of Commerce that offers asset-based financing to a broad array of businesses.

“Justin’s business development skills combined with his local knowledge of the Southern California market brings great value to our growing CBC Business Credit team,” said Amy Efland, senior vice president for CBC Business Credit. “He has proven himself as a leader in asset-based lending and we are excited to add him to our team.”

Carter most recently served as a regional market manager at Amerisource Funding, where he established the firm’s Southern California and Nevada presence through the development of business referral partners in factoring and asset-based lending. Previously, Carter acted as vice president of Small Business Banking for Bank of America, where he worked to acquire new business and strengthen existing client relationships.