Ernest Tsorvas was promoted to head of Equipment Finance for Fifth Third Bank, and will continue to report to Tom Partridge, who will now lead Commercial Specialty Products.

Tsorvas joined Fifth Third in 2015 as national sales manager and is based in Chicago. Prior to joining Fifth Third, he spent nearly 15 years in a series of positions at GE Capital.

In Partridge’s new role, he is responsible for the management and execution of unique credit solutions for Fifth Third clients, including equipment finance, leverage finance, asset-based lending, asset securitization and dealer floor plan. Partridge joined Fifth Third in 1997.