BHI, a full-service commercial bank, appointed Jeff Lubatkin chief credit officer. Lubatkin will oversee the bank’s credit and credit analysis departments and previously served at Santander Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Citizens Bank, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America.
BHI appointed Jocelyn Bluth its chief people officer. Bluth joined BHI with more than 25 years of human resources experience in banking and financial services. She previously served as a human resources executive for Golub Capital.
BHI appointed Oleg Kochanov as senior vice president, head of Credit Underwriting.
BHI has appointed Andrea S. Kantor head of Healthcare and Not-For-Profit.
BHI has appointed Doug Rutley as head of Real Estate, responsible for the bank’s commercial real estate loan portfolio, deposits and client base
BHI added two new industry verticals – Food & Beverage and Specialty & Sponsor Finance – to its New Jersey Representative Office in response to a surge in business activity across these industries.
BHI appointed Tom Vigna relationship manager and senior vice president for its New Jersey middle-market team.
Bank Hapoalim appointed Gabriel Hamani CEO of BHI USA. He replaced outgoing CEO Yair Talmor, who was appointed chairman of BHI USA Advisory Group.
BHI, the U.S. arm of Bank Hapoalim, appointed 30-year industry veteran Alan Ackbarali team leader and senior vice president. Ackbarali will report to Ralph Mascia, executive vice president, commercial lending.