Regions Bank announced Ryan Stash joined the Energy & Natural Resources group as a managing director with an emphasis on covering corporate clients and prospects across the entire energy platform to support Regions’ capital markets expansion. Stash will be based in Houston and will report to Brian Tate, executive managing director of Regions Securities and group head of Energy & Natural Resources.

“Regions is committed to the energy and power industries and hiring Ryan continues our expansion of the energy and natural resources platform,” said Tate. “Our energy and power clients want strategic ideas and financial advice as they look to expand by utilizing the capital markets. We are excited to add client coverage professionals with significant industry experience across loan syndications, public debt and equity markets along with significant advisory capabilities. Ryan’s talent and experience will strengthen our ability to provide value-added solutions to our clients and we are excited to have him on our team.”

Stash brings more than 16 years of investment banking, capital markets and consulting experience. Stash has originated, structured and executed numerous complex, event-driven financings and provided advisory services for upstream and midstream clients. Over his career at Wells Fargo Securities, Stash has a demonstrated history of developing relationships and originating lead roles that significantly impact a broader capital markets and advisory platform.

Through its Corporate Banking Group, Regions serves public and private companies throughout the bank’s geographic footprint as well as across the U.S. through its Specialized Industry groups. Regions Capital Markets, a division of Regions Bank, provides products and services including syndicated loan facilities, interest rate, commodity and foreign exchange risk hedging. Regions provides advisory and certain capital raising services through Regions Securities, a wholly-owned subsidiary which serves as a broker-dealer to commercial clients and acts in an advisory capacity to merger and acquisition transactions. BlackArch Partners, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Regions, offers merger and acquisition services to its institutional clients and commercial entities.