Brandon Barr joined CIBC’s U.S. Asset-Based Lending team as head of Business Development/Strategy.

“Brandon has served as part of CIBC’s U.S. Specialty Finance group for the last four years and brings expertise in complex commercial financing solutions to our clients,” said Bruce Denby, co-head of CIBC’s U.S. ABL team. “As we continue to expand our ability to serve commercial clients across the U.S., we are pleased to have Brandon’s experience and strategic approach helping to guide our asset-based lending solutions.”

Barr joined CIBC in 2011, leading a U.S. Private Banking team in Chicago serving business owners and entrepreneurs before transitioning to Specialty Finance in 2015, where he led origination efforts for commercial clients.

CIBC is a North American financial institution with 10 million personal banking, business, public sector and institutional clients. CIBC offers a full range of advice, solutions and services in the United States, Canada and around the world. In the U.S., CIBC Bank U.S.A provides commercial banking, private and personal banking and small business banking solutions.