Silicon Valley Bank expanded its Energy and Resource Innovation (ERI) practice with three new hires. Kerri L. Fox will bolster the group’s project finance efforts. Karin Logan and Tai Pimputkar were hired as a syndication team director and vice president, respectively.
Fox joined SVB from Steelhead LNG, where she served as chief financial advisor. A 24-year industry veteran, she started her career as a project finance attorney at Milbank Tweed in 1994. She subsequently held various leadership positions at Deutsche Bank, Fortis Bank and BBVA.
Logan joined SVB from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, where she focused on project finance execution and syndication.
Pimputkar most recently worked at Royal Bank of Scotland and brings more than 15 years of project finance experience to SVB.
“The energy and resource sectors have seen a resurgence in investor interest in the last few years as technology advancements have been applied to the space,” said Matt Maloney, head of ERI at SVB. “We’ve been long-time backers of cleantech and energy companies, and we’re excited to broaden our scope and grow our project finance portfolio.”
