Group Adds Two New Regional Relationship Managers
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) has added two regional relationship
managers to its growing Commercial Equipment
Financing group, demonstrating an ongoing commitment to provide a
variety of financing options for equipment, vehicles, facilities and
more for commercial businesses.
These two new hires build upon last
year’s announcement that Fifth Third’s Commercial Equipment
Financing Group is expanding its market presence, operating as four
distinct regions: South, North Central, Midwest and East.
The new regional relationship managers are:
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Robin Harmon (Nashville, Tennessee) – Harmon will serve
customers in the Tennessee and Mississippi markets, reporting to Lance
King, managing director of the South region. Harmon brings more than
25 years of equipment finance experience to the Bank, most recently as
national finance manager for Commercial Marine at TCF Equipment
Finance. Harmon can be reached at 615-687-3106 or via email robin.harmon@53.com.
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Mike Duffy (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) – Duffy will serve
customers in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, reporting to Bob
Davies, managing director of the East region. His 18+ years of
equipment finance experience include roles at GE Capital, First
Niagara Leasing and Huntington Bank. Duffy can be reached at
412-291-5439 or via email michael.duffy@53.com.
“We are excited about the addition of our two new regional relationship
managers, as they bring a wealth of equipment finance experience to
Fifth Third Bank,” said Tom Partridge, president of Fifth Third
Equipment Finance. “Our clients and prospective clients will benefit
from their industry knowledge and equipment finance expertise to help
craft solutions for their capital needs.”
Fifth Third’s equipment financing solutions enable customers to reduce
costs, preserve assets, improve cash flow and liquidity, expand budgets
for capital and more. The team customizes solutions for each client,
offering traditional and non-traditional options for equipment,
vehicles, facilities and other critical purchases for a business.
About Fifth Third Equipment Financing Group
Fifth Third’s Equipment Financing Group is the 10th largest bank finance
or leasing company, according to equipment finance trade publication Monitor.
The group had $7.1 billion assets as of Dec. 31, 2016, an increase of 7
percent from 2015.
About Fifth Third
Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company
headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had
$140 billion in assets and operated 1,155 full-service Banking Centers
and 2,471 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida,
Tennessee, West Virginia, Georgia and North Carolina. Fifth Third
operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking,
Consumer Lending, and Wealth & Asset Management. As of March 31, 2017,
Fifth Third also had a 17.8 percent interest in Vantiv Holding, LLC.
Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as
of March 31, 2017, had $323 billion in assets under care, of which it
managed $33 billion for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit
organizations through its Trust, Brokerage and Insurance businesses. Investor
information and press
releases can be viewed at www.53.com.
Fifth Third’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq® Global Select Market
under the symbol “FITB.” Fifth Third Bank was established in 1858.
Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.
Fifth Third Bancorp
Shandi Huber, 513-534-8894