Veritas Financial Partners named Gregg Simpson senior vice president. He will be based in Veritas’s new Charlotte, NC office as part of the firm’s strategic initiative to expand geographically.

Simpson brings more than 35 years of banking and finance experience to Veritas. He previously served as business development officer for Ares Commercial Finance. Prior to Ares, Simpson worked in new business origination and underwriting capacities at various asset-based lending platforms.

He is a member of the Commercial Finance Association (CFA), Turnaround Management Association (TMA) and the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG).