White Oak Commercial Finance hired Robert Mocerino as senior vice president and managing director of staffing and government originations. He will be based in New York and have national coverage responsibilities, reporting to Bob Grbic, president and CEO of White Oak Commercial Finance.

Mocerino has experience in staffing and government contracting finance originations and client and partner relationships. He sits on the board of directors for the New York and Massachusetts Staffing Association and is a member of the American Staffing Association and California Staffing Professionals Association.

Mocerino most recently served as a managing director at Sterling National Bank, where he developed new opportunities within payroll finance, factoring and asset-based lending. Prior to that, he held senior positions at Prosperity Funding, where he developed the firm’s government contracting book, and again with Sterling National Bank, where he was responsible for managing the portfolio and collections area in its payroll finance division.

“We’re thrilled to welcome on such an accomplished executive who is highly regarded in the professional staffing and government contracting communities,” Grbic said. “And as a former entrepreneur, Robert brings the industry experience and applied know-how that will greatly benefit our clients.”