Wells Fargo promoted Adam Kleinman to commercial banking division sales executive for the Metro New York and New Jersey region. This move further bolsters the bank’s presence in New York City, Long Island and New Jersey. Kleinman’s new role will become effective on Dec. 5.

Kleinman will transition from his current business development manager role to develop, support and lead business development officers, develop strategic sales initiatives and assist in new client acquisition and deepen existing customer relationships across the market in his new role. He succeeds Tim DiGiulio, who is going on to develop and lead a sustainable finance advisory team.

Kleinman brings more than 10 years of experience in commercial banking to his new position, including roles at JPMorgan Chase and Credit Suisse. During his nine years at Wells Fargo, Kleinman brought on multiple new clients spanning the commercial & industrial and investor real estate sectors. He also served as a relationship manager in Wells Fargo’s northern New Jersey office and a strategist on the bank’s commercial strategies team.