7 U.S. Bank employees among 18 to pass CLFP exam

Multiple equipment finance lenders have added staff as they strengthen their business operation teams.  

Additionally, 18 people passed the Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation’s CLFP exam, according to a June 18 release from the company.

Of the 18, seven professionals work in equipment finance at lender U.S. Bank: Project Analyst Jessica Anderson, Vice President Graham Falde, Collections Manager Joshua LeClere, Retail Sales Representative of Distribution Finance Services Laura Morin, Quality Analyst Hannalora Van Nevel, Senior Vice President Daniel Nuss and Sales Support Manager Sarah Nyseth.  

U.S. Bank has 84 CLFP-certified employees, U.S. Bank Public Affairs and Communications Vice President Todd Deutsch told Equipment Finance News.  

Also passing the exam: Senior Relationship Manager Shayan Adl, Contract Administrator Michelle MacCalman and Credit Manager Kim Tieu, all with Dext Capital; Vice President of Documentation Lisa Burks and Documentation Specialist Annette Simmons of Equify Financial; Vice President of Sales for the Food and Beverage division Daniel Presciutti of First American Equipment Finance; Equipment Lending Officer Timothy Murphy of Machinery Partner; Assistant Vice President of Lender Finance Adam Shuman of First Citizens Bank Equipment Finance; and Assistant Vice President of Credit Monica Hawk, Business Analyst for IT Krystle Riggi and Analyst Dante Lockhart, all with North Mill Equipment Finance.  

HomeTrust Bancshares names Sivley CTO 

HomeTrust Bancshares, the holding company for HomeTrust Bank, appointed Charles “Chuck” Sivley aschief technology officer June 10, according to a release from the company. He was also appointed to executive vice president, according to his LinkedIn profile. 

Sivley has worked in information technology for more than 30 years and was chief information officer at American National Bank, Highlands Union Bank and First State Bank of the Southeast, according to the release. 

HomeTrust Bank handles leases, loans and commercial finance agreements for the manufacturing, material handling, transportation and construction industries, among others, according to its website. 

It has six dedicated equipment finance lenders, according to its website. 

3 appointed to new EverBank commercial team 

Lender EverBank Financial launched a commercial banking team in Jacksonville, Fla., including Fontaine LeMaistre IV as senior vice president and regional commercial banking manager, Jesse Stakes as vice president and commercial relationship manager and Sabrina Fonda as associate commercial relationship manager, according to a June 3 release from the company.  

LeMaistre has worked in commercial banking for more than 20 years and has been with EverBank since 2015. 

Stakes has worked in banking or finance for more than 19 years in Jacksonville, according to the release. 

Fonda graduated from Winthrop University in May 2022 and was a rotational program analyst for two years at EverBank. 

The lender finances vendor equipment, specializing in health care, transportation, materials handling, construction and capital markets, according to its website.  

McCree adds title at Citizens Financial

Donald H. McCree, the head of commercial banking for Citizens Financial Group, will now also serve as senior vice chair, according to a June 17 release from the company. 

McCree has been with Citizens Financial since 2015 and previously worked at JPMorgan Chase for over 31 years. 

Citizens Financial specializes in financing commercial vehicles and commercial construction, among other industries, according to its website. 

Western Alliance hires Munoz as exec for food, agriculture 

Lender Western Alliance Bank announced the hiring of Leo Munoz as the industry executive for food and agriculture in a June 17 news release. The appointment is part of an expansion of its commercial banking team. 

Munoz spent more than 12 years at Bank of America and worked as the principal for its food, agriculture and beverage discipline, according to his LinkedIn. 

Western Alliance Bank finances equipment in the trucks and trailers, health care, construction, IT, manufacturing, software, aircraft and energy management industries, according to its website.