Fifth Third Bank will integrate Celtic Commercial Finance and LaSalle Leasing, which became divisions of Fifth Third in 2019 as part of its merger with MB Financial, as Fifth Third Technology Finance. read more
JUN 22, 2022 - 7:34 am
Fifth Third Bank promoted Dave Drury to head of equipment finance and Ernie Tsorvas to head of direct sales. In addition, the bank appointed Scott Kiley to lead a new equipment finance capital markets group, which Mike Hube and Eric Staczek also joined. read more
AUG 7, 2020 - 8:10 am
According to an SEC filing, Jill York has been selected as the leader of the newly combined equipment finance and leasing business that will result from the merger between Fifth Third and MB Financial. read more
AUG 1, 2018 - 7:00 am
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. read more
JAN 26, 2018 - 7:38 am
Fifth Third added Rob Munz as a regional relationship manager to its Commercial Equipment Financing group. Munz previously worked for First Niagara Bank and Key Equipment Finance. read more
NOV 21, 2017 - 7:14 am
Monitor catches up with three Bank 50 leaders to discuss how they achieved growth in 2016 and how this year is measuring up to expectations. They offer predictions of what is in store for the industry in the second half of 2017, asserting that banks will continue to dominate equipment finance.... read more
July/August 2017
Fifth Third added two regional relationship managers, Robin Harmon and Mike Duffy, to its commercial equipment financing group. read more
JUN 28, 2017 - 7:22 am
Fifth Third Bancorp added Scott Jackson, Larry Nogueira and John Turck as regional relationship managers to its Commercial Equipment Financing group. read more
MAR 2, 2017 - 6:36 am
After nearly two decades with Fifth Third, Tom Partridge is taking on an entirely different role as leader of the bank’s Equipment Finance division. Despite the change of scenery, he has set some lofty goals, saying he wants to make his new unit the best retail bank leasing company in the U.S.... read more
September/October 2015
In a major shift in personnel, Fifth Third Bancorp has appointed Tom Partridge as the lead for the bank’s Equipment Finance Services. Prior to this appointment, Partridge was the president and CEO of Fifth Third Bank (Kentucky). read more
JUL 7, 2015 - 9:25 am