Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), a division of Wintrust Asset Finance, promoted Mallori Allen to senior operations analyst, Anthony Ruggiere to senior financial analyst and Kim Lewsader to operations reporting analyst.

Kirk Phillips, president and CEO, commented, “We are pleased to be promoting these three hard-working individuals. Mallori, Anthony and Kim have demonstrated a commitment to going above and beyond to meet our customers’ needs. We value their contributions and look forward to helping them and others on the team to grow both personally and professionally.”

Allen has more than 12 years of banking experience. She previously worked for one of Wintrust’s community banks in Illinois as a teller manager, then a loan operations assistant, and later, a loan administration specialist, before signing on with WCF and relocating to Texas. She will report to Lisa McNeme, vice president of operations.

Ruggiere joined WCF upon graduation from college and will now serve as a senior financial analyst. During his time with WCF, he has balanced his responsibilities while also working toward earning his MBA from Southern Methodist University. He will report to Ryan Berlage.

Lewsader joined WCF in 2016 as an administrative assistant and was most recently serving in an operations analyst role.