MIAMI LAKES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 20, 2016--
BankUnited (NYSE: BKU) has announced the recent appointment of two key
executives to lead Bridge Funding Group, Inc., a subsidiary of
BankUnited, N.A., which specializes in franchise and equipment financing
formed earlier this year when the company merged two subsidiaries,
Bridge Capital Leasing and United Capital Business Lending. Daniel
McKew joins Bridge Funding Group as president responsible for leading
the company’s loan origination, underwriting, syndication and operations
activities. Greg Faherty joins the company as director of operations and
will be responsible for managing and expanding the company’s
infrastructure.
“We’re excited to welcome Dan and Gregory during this period of growth
for the company. They are respected leaders in the equipment finance
industry and bring a wealth of experience that will help support Bridge
Funding Group as it continues to expand in the equipment finance space,”
said Raj Singh, chief operating officer of BankUnited.
McKew is an industry veteran with more than 37 years of experience in
the equipment finance and banking industry. He joins Bridge Funding
Group from Capital One Equipment Finance Corp., in Timonium, Md., where
he served most recently as equipment finance business leader. Prior to
that role, McKew was president at CFG Community Bank and 1st Mariner
Bank in Baltimore and spent more than a decade as president of SunTrust
Equipment Finance and Leasing. McKew has served on the boards of the
Equipment Leasing and Finance Association and the Injured Workers
Insurance Fund. He earned his MBA and bachelor’s degree from Loyola
University of Maryland and is a CPA in the state of Maryland.
Faherty also joins Bridge Funding Group from Capital One Equipment
Finance Corp., in Timonium, where he served most recently as a senior
vice president. He brings 12 years of industry experience to his new
role, having held similar roles at SunTrust Equipment Finance and
Leasing Corp. and PHH Arval. He is a member of the Equipment Leasing and
Finance Association. He earned his juris doctor from the University of
Baltimore and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland,
College Park. He is admitted to the bar in Maryland, Florida and the
District of Columbia.
Bridge Funding Group, Inc., is headquartered at 215 Shilling Circle,
Suite 100, Hunt Valley, Md. For more information please call
800-928-8537.
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 98 branches in 15 Florida counties and six banking centers in the
New York metropolitan area at March 31, 2016. 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, N.A.
Mary Harris, 305-817-8117
MHarris@BankUnited.com
or
Savannah
Whaley, 954-776-1999, ext. 225
swhaley@piersongrant.com