Marquette Business Credit announced the appointment of two key, senior leadership positions, Gregory P. Carasik to executive vice president, national portfolio manager and Kenneth S. Pardue to executive vice president, national marketing manager.

Carasik joined Marquette 21 years ago and has held various leadership positions in marketing, underwriting and portfolio management. Pardue joined Marquette three years ago and has nearly 20 years of asset-based origination experience. Together with Ron Vanek, president, Carasik and Pardue will lead Marquette Business Credit’s national platform under UMB Financial.

Kansas City, MO-based UMB Financial is a diversified financial holding company offering complete banking services, payment solutions, asset servicing and institutional investment management to customers. UMB operates banking and wealth management centers throughout Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Arizona and Texas, as well as two national specialty-lending businesses.