Republic Business Credit hired Robert Meyers as its first chief commercial officer. Meyers will lead an expansion into the Midwest, West Coast, Southwest and beyond, to provide working capital solutions across the U.S. He brings 10 years of commercial finance experience with management roles leading teams in both the Midwest and West Coast regions.

Meyers was previously interim managing director and head of Sales for the California, Midwest and Northeast regions at Bibby Financial Services. He currently holds the positions of Midwest Chapter president of the Commercial Financial Association and co-chair of the Turnaround Management Association Special Programs. Meyers is the founding director of the newly formed Midwest Chapter of the International Factoring Association and an EMBA candidate at the Kellogg School of Management.

“Robert’s appointment comes at a pivotal moment for Republic Business credit as we prepare to grow the business, expanding into new regions and strengthening our presence in Louisiana and Texas,” said Allen E. Frederic, Jr., Republic Business Credit’s chief executive officer. “We focused on identifying a strong leader to add to our management staff who would bring energy, vision and focus to help fulfill our aggressive growth plans. We are confident in our selection of Robert as he has a track record of successfully driving growth and a passion for developing high-performing teams.”