TD Bank has named Jeffry K. Pierce as vice president, business development officer in SBA lending in Hartford, CT. Pierce is responsible for providing SBA financing to qualified small businesses throughout a two-state region that includes Hartford as well as the Springfield and Worcester areas in MA.

Pierce has 27 years of experience in banking, finance and lending. Prior to joining TD Bank, he served as a vice president in commercial lending at Liberty Bank in Middletown, CT and before that, as a senior business development manager in SBA Lending at UPS Capital.