Candidate Profile #120353

Illinois, Chicago Area – Chief Credit Officer

• Years of Related Experience: 25
• Minimum Salary: $185K 
• Work Area:  Chicago, Illinois
• Experience:
  • Consistently achieved strong ratings in core credit underwriting, risk management, operational efficiency, business line team player, portfolio management, strategic thinking, change management, and leadership while holding numerous senior-level positions.
  • Experienced in CRE, diversified C&I, asset-based, franchise, and healthcare lending experience with small business and middle market credit, risk, and portfolio management responsibilities handling single-lender relationships up to $60MM.
  • Credit lead on strategic initiatives including implementing technology upgrades, double-digit loan and ROE growth targets, reorganization of divisions, and rewriting and streamlining policies and procedures.
  • Experience covers commercial banking for real estate loans, lines of credit, equipment financing, leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, and asset-based structures to healthcare, service, manufacture, distribution, wholesale, technology, and international companies, among a variety of other businesses, investor groups, and their principal owners.
  • CRE and C&I background includes all core assets and numerous industries along with specialty lender finance including warehouse lines across the U.S. Extensive loan workout experience across all product and asset types.
  • Responsible for credit and risk leadership for commercial real estate, SBA/USDA lending businesses, C&I, and business banking loan origination, underwriting, risk management, and portfolio administration programs. 
  • Critical role in decisioning credits, analysis, selection, and management of risk appetites, thresholds, ranges, and targets.
  • Contributes to the development of a sound overall credit culture and mature credit risk management capabilities.
  • Leader of the loan workout and classified assets.
  • Design, build, and manage the capabilities required for specialty lending and programmatically trading loans with other financial institutions to achieve identified revenue, risk, and growth objectives.
  • Manages a network of vendors, partners, and investors as necessary to support wholesale loan production, loan trading, and traded loan portfolio management.
  • Received a prestigious award in recognition of client focus, teamwork, responsible citizenship, and integrity.
• Education:  Bachelor’s degree
• Reference #:  120353
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