MIAMI LAKES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2015--
BankUnited announced the appointment of Hakim Kassam as senior vice
president and national sales manager for its small business finance
department, which received a boost last week when BankUnited announced
it completed its acquisition of CertusHoldings’ Small Business Finance
Unit, one of the top 20 Small Business Administration lenders in the
United States.
BankUnited named Hakim Kassam as senior vice president and national sales manager for its small business finance department. (Photo: Business Wire)
Kassam, who joins BankUnited from Wells Fargo Bank in Fort Lauderdale,
will be responsible for leading a nationwide team of SBF business
development officers. A top producer of SBA loans, Kassam has previously
been recognized by the SBA as a Financial Services Champion of the Year
for Florida and the southeast region of the U.S. He has worked in the
banking industry for more than 24 years, much of which was spent leading
teams of small business loan officers across the southern and eastern
regions of the United States.
“Hakim is an authoritative expert on small business financing, who will
lead and grow BankUnited’s small business finance department. We are
pleased to welcome him to our BankUnited team,” said Bankunited
Chairman, President and CEO John Kanas.
A Coral Springs resident, Kassam graduated from the University of Miami
with an MBA in finance and a bachelor’s degree in business
administration.
Kassam will be based at BankUnited’s Downtown Delray office, 331 East
Atlantic Avenue. For more information call (877) 779-2265 or visit www.BankUnited.com.
About BankUnited, N.A.
BankUnited, N.A., a national bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of
BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE: BKU), is headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida
with 100 branches in 15 Florida counties and six banking centers in the
New York metropolitan area at March 31, 2015. Ranked third on Forbes
Magazine's list of "Best Banks in America 2015," and one of the largest
independent depository institutions headquartered in Florida by assets,
BankUnited provides a wide range of commercial and consumer banking
services. For additional information, call (877) 779-2265 or visit www.BankUnited.com.
BankUnited can be found on Facebook at facebook.com/BankUnited.official
and on Twitter @BankUnited.
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BankUnited
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