On September 20, the Commercial Finance Association 40 Under 40 Awards honored the achievements of rising stars in the commercial finance industry. Steven Gold, president and CEO of Allied Financial received the CFA Leadership Award and Rob Frohwein, co-founder and head of Kabbage gave the keynote address, sharing the ups and downs of his career and what he learned along the way.
Now in its third year, the Awards celebrate the achievements of young professionals in the commercial finance industry — movers and shakers who exemplify true excellence in their careers and who bring a strong voice and commitment to the industry at large.
“CFA’s 40 Under 40 Award has quickly become a sought-after award which can have a significant impact on one’s career,” said Jeffrey Goldrich of North Mill Capital, chair of the 2018 Awards Committee. “This award is not only a reflection of the recipients, but also of their nominators and organizations. They should all be very proud.”
The winners of this year’s CFA 40 Under 40 Award are:
- Michael Albanese
Cost Reduction Solutions
Operations - Kyle Asher
Monroe Capital
Underwriting - David Baroni
Winston & Strawn LLP
Legal Services - Bianca Barredo Higgins
MidCap Financial Services, LLC
Business Development - Daniel Belue
Dopkins & Company, LLP
External Field Exam - Stephen Beriau
Encina Business Credit, LLC
Business Development - Tiffany Butts
Regions Business Capital
Portfolio Management/Risk - Tiffany Cason
Capital One
Business Development - Josh Ceccarelli
Rosenthal & Rosenthal
Portfolio Management/Risk - Danny Choi
Paul Hastings LLP
Legal Services - Adam Davis
Wells Fargo Capital Finance
Business Development - William DiCicco
Bank of America
Loan Documentation - Alex Dunn
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Legal Services - Adam Evans
Hilco Global
Liquidation/Appraisal/Auctioneer - Carl Fairbank
Breakout Capital
Business Development - Andy Forsythe
Siena Lending Group
Operations - Cari Grieb
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Legal Services - Candice Hubert
Republic Business Credit, LLC
Business Development - Courtney Jespersen
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
Business Development - Danielle Juhle
Goldberg Kohn
Legal Services - Jonathan Killion
Carl Marks Advisors
Business Consulting/Turnaround - Danielle LaPaglia
ENGS Commercial Finance
Software - Sariina Maier
RBC Capital Markets
Internal Field Exam - Karen Marino
North Mill Capital LLC
Portfolio Management - Jason Miller
Otterbourg P.C.
Legal Services - James Montgomery
U.S. Bank
Business Development - Didi Moser
Wells Fargo Capital Finance
Underwriting - Brett Moskowitz
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Legal Services - Jonathan Parker
PNC Business Credit
Underwriting - Yonatan Petel
McMillan LLP
Legal Services - Matt Reed
RedRidge Diligence Services
External Field Exam - Daniel Rodrigue
Bibby Financial Services (Holdings) Inc.
Business Development - Brooks Sawyer
Citizens Business Capital
Business Development - Michael Scholten
Marquette Business Credit
Underwriting - Brian Scully
CIT Group Inc.
Underwriting - Mackenzie Shea
Gordon Brothers
Legal Services - Jan Tammen
PNC Business Credit
Internal field exam - Raph Torres
Wells Fargo Capital Finance
Portfolio Management - Angelique Waddell
Holland & Knight
Legal Services - Dave Wagener
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Legal Services