Oak Brook, IL-based Inland Bank and Trust hired seven commercial lending executives who will provide financing options for local businesses within the Chicagoland area:
- Daniel Healy, executive vice president and head of commercial lending previously held positions with Byline Bank/North Community Bank and Park National Bank & Trust.
- William Chioros, senior vice president of commercial real estate lending, previously worked at Byline Bank/North Community Bank.
- Timothy Haviland joins as senior vice president of commercial lending and community association loan program. With more than 20 years of experience, he most recently worked at Community Advantage of Barrington Bank & Trust, a Wintrust Community Bank.
- Andrew Kelpsa, senior vice president of commercial lending, joins with 30 years of commercial lending experience. Previously, he served as vice president of core middle markets at Fifth Third Bank.
- Demetrios (Jim) Soukoulis, senior vice president of commercial real estate lending, has more than 30 years of experience in commercial lending and structuring multi-faceted loans. Previously, he worked at BankFinancial.
- Chris Metcalf returns to Inland Bank as vice president of commercial real estate lending. Metcalf most recently served as assistant vice president at Associated Bank.
- Terrence Velan joins in Morton Grove as vice president of commercial real estate lending. Prior to joining Inland Bank, he served as regional vice president of commercial banking with BankFinancial.
“We are pleased to be expanding our commercial lending team in order to better serve the community and support local businesses through our effective financing solutions,” said Peter Stickler, president and CEO of Inland Bank and Trust. “We look forward to developing new relationships with business owners as we watch them succeed.”