Axiom Bank expanded its team with the hiring of Sul Hemani as vice president and SBA relationship manager. In this new role, Hemani will help grow Axiom Bank’s government guaranteed lending program by generating new SBA and USDA loans.

Hemani has nearly two decades of commercial banking experience, including serving as branch manager for two national financial institutions in the Tampa, FL, market. Most recently, he worked with small business clients to provide SBA loans and other lending options.

“Sul’s passion for helping others runs deep, making him a vital resource to the Axiom team,” Susan Maurer, senior vice president and market executive at Axiom Bank, said. “He not only understands the importance of tailoring financial solutions to each individual client, but he is also an active community volunteer, mentoring special needs students in Pinellas County and teaching high school students the importance of finance and budgeting.”