Wellington Financial, a privately-held specialty finance firm, added a fourth North American office, in New York, and hired Robin Gill to lead the new team. Gill joined the firm as a partner.

Gill is a seasoned technology lender, most recently serving as senior vice president of City National Bank where he was responsible for technology debt financings within its multi-billion dollar Technology and Life Sciences loan portfolio.

“New York and New Jersey have been a great market for our firm. To date we’ve financed ten VC-backed companies from our Toronto base of operations. With Robin’s established network and business acumen, we’ll do an even better job of serving the needs of the region’s technology companies,” said Mark McQueen, Wellington Financial’s president and CEO. “With his prior institution, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists knew that they could rely on Robin to lead the way in innovation lending.”

Prior to City National Bank, Gill served as director at Silicon Valley Bank where he financed early-stage technology companies over a ten-year period.

“I’m excited to capitalize on Wellington’s well-established reputation with many of our area’s VCs and entrepreneurs. I know they value the firm’s partnership approach and its industry-leading product offering,” Gill said. “With that foundation, I look forward to bringing my experience to bear in a very vibrant marketplace.”

Wellington Financial provides term, venture and amortizing loans up to $40 million.