CELTIC BANK Celtic Bank is pleased to announce two additions to its executive team: Ben Johnson as chief commercial finance officer and Josh Hovermale as chief credit officer. Ben Johnson (8) comes to Celtic from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), where he led three different business divisions over 17 years. In his new role, he’ll build on the success of their Specialty Commercial Finance Group (SCFG), which consists of six different financing units: equipment, asset-based, construction, franchise, renewable and corporate finance. Josh Hovermale (9) joins Celtic Bank from BMO, where he served as managing director and head of portfolio management for its U.S. Diversified Corporate Banking team. He brings over 20 years of financial services experience with a focus on credit underwriting and portfolio risk management. WEBBANK Ken Laudano (10) has been appointed as senior vice president — head of lender finance, where he will lead the bank’s expansion in asset-backed lending. With over two decades of industry experience, Ken will drive growth by providing debt capital solutions to specialty finance originators and fund managers, further strengthening WebBank’s position in the fintech and specialty finance sectors. ZIONS BANK Brad Herbert (11) has been named senior vice president of international banking. Herbert joined Zions Bank in 2006, where he has served as senior vice president of marketing and communications since 2017. 11 10 8 9 Utah Banker 23
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