(Richmond, VA) August 28, 2014 – Jon Burkhart and the Commercial Banking Team of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a Senior Credit Officer search in Charlotte for a successful and established NC-based community bank.
Initially, our client reached out to us in the second quarter with an opportunity for a senior commercial lender in Charlotte to help build out the bank’s commercial and middle market team. Before they called us, the bank had tried for over six months to fill the position on their own. The senior lender not only needed to have a very strong credit background, combined with excellent business development skills, but they also needed to be established in the greater-Charlotte market with C&I-specific relationships that would allow them to immediately hit the ground running.
Due to the specific qualifications this role required, a comprehensive search was conducted to uncover and attract a pool of qualified candidates in Charlotte and its surrounding suburbs and communities. Because of our deep, already-existing relationships in North Carolina, we were able to identify and attract a pool of qualified candidates within three weeks.
Because of the exceptional credit background of one of the candidates, the bank decided to table the commercial lender position in favor of bringing on the candidate as a senior credit officer, a position that the bank had previously searched on unsuccessfully in the past. The bank now has a senior credit officer that is able to help revamp their credit policies and procedures, and the new senior credit officer has an opportunity that draws from his extensive credit knowledge and expertise.
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Should you desire additional information about this successful search or about our firm please contact Jon Burkhart and the Commercial Banking division at 804-285-2071 or email Jon at jonb@richgroupusa.com