Black Olive Capital added Kristen Palmer as vice president of underwriting. Palmer has served as an operation specialist, lead underwriter and business development officer for several boutique lenders in the industry. She has experience in the inventory and purchase order finance space, bringing more than 10 years of industry knowledge to Black Olive.

“We are beyond excited to have Kristen join the Black Olive team as we are well positioned to experience strong growth. Kristen will oversee underwriting and operations, and we look forward to her guidance to streamline the underwriting and client onboarding process. Kristen’s underwriting experience in inventory and purchase order finance makes her the ideal candidate to be in a leadership position at Black Olive Capital,” Carlos D. Gomez, co-founder of Black Olive Capital, said.

“I am thrilled to start this new venture with such skilled partner [as] Carlos Gomez, and I’m looking forward to the exponential growth that lies ahead,” Palmer said.