Bank of the West is opening a new commercial banking center in Cleveland, to address the growing needs of middle-market businesses and large corporate segments. New hire David Dannemiller will head the center.

Dannemiller joins Bank of the West from Fifth Third Bank, where he was most recently a senior vice president and regional manager, leading the bank’s Midwest Large Corporate banking practice in Cleveland. Dannemiller also spent 20 years at US Bank, most recently as senior vice president of Corporate Banking in Portland, managing the bank’s national corporate banking business for the Northwest U.S. Dannemiller will report to John Thurston, managing director, area manager at Bank of the West.

The center offers a full suite of commercial banking services including working capital, financing, and term loans as well as payables & receivables management and international banking services. The Commercial Banking Group also provides extensive expertise across several niche industries, including Food and Agribusiness, Healthcare, Real Estate, Title & Escrow, Financial Institutions, Government Banking and Religious Institution Banking. This new center will serve Cleveland and the surrounding region, including Columbus, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Detroit.

This opening represents Bank of the West’s ongoing nationwide expansion, with Commercial Banking Centers from Los Angeles to New York, and most recently Atlanta.

“The region surrounding Cleveland has a rich history in manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, agriculture and transportation, and is home to more than 100 Fortune 1000 companies. With this new Center, Bank of the West is committed to delivering the solutions that companies in this region need to continue to grow and thrive,” said Jean-Marc Torre, senior executive vice president, head of Commercial Banking Group, Bank of the West.

San Francisco-based Bank of the West is a regional financial services company headquartered with $83.8 billion in assets as of March 31, 2017. Bank of the West is a subsidiary of BNP Paribas.