Bill Bahls joined the business development team of TAB Bank as vice president and business development officer for the Northeast. In this role, Bahls will operate from Philadelphia and have responsibility for sourcing new business opportunities throughout the Northeast by providing asset-based and factoring working capital facilities to commercial businesses with annual revenues ranging from $2 million to $150 million.

Bahls started his career in the equipment leasing industry and moved into the asset-based lending/factoring arena for small to mid-size businesses. Prior to joining TAB Bank, Bahls held positions with Presidential Financial, Keltic Financial and Sterling National Bank.

Bahls is a member and past president of the Secured Finance Network’s New Jersey chapter as well as a member of SFNet’s Philadelphia chapter, the Turnaround Management Association, the Risk Management Association, the New York Institute of Credit, the Commercial Credit Club and the Commercial Finance League.

“Bill’s wealth of experience makes him an ideal addition to our business development team,” Justin Hatch, senior vice president of TAB Bank’s eastern region, said. “His significant background in the business funding space as well as his vast network of contacts will bring strong value to our continuing ability to provide working capital solutions for the Northeast region he serves.”