Eastern Funding, a financial lender to laundromats and other businesses, hired Brendan Ristaino as a loan officer on its commercial financing sales team.

Ristaino joined Eastern Funding with several decades of experience in the laundry industry. He started early working in his family’s laundromats and most recently was the general manager of one a laundry equipment distributor in the Northeast. He is a graduate of the master’s program at the University of Hartford’s Barney School of Business and an active volunteer in his community.

Ristaino will work with business owners and investors in the industries Eastern Funding serves to help them access financing tailored to their unique business needs.

“We are extremely excited to have Brendan join our team,” Tony Regan, executive vice president of sales at Eastern Funding, said. “The combination of his knowledge, background in business and his commitment to helping business owners reach their goals will prove tremendously valuable to Eastern Funding and our customers.”