John Vogiatjis has been named the new head of the diversified finance group (DFG) for commercial banking at J.P. Morgan.

Vogiatjis joined the firm in 2017 as a banker on the DFG team, covering nonbank lenders, sustainable finance and financial technology companies.

“Over the past four years, John has helped build the diversified finance group to be a market leader and set the team up well to capture the substantial opportunity ahead,” said Matt Sable, head of the financial institutions group for commercial banking at J.P. Morgan. “John’s proven leadership ability, deep experience and strong technical expertise position him well to lead this crucial vertical, as we continue to grow to better serve our clients.”

Vogiatjis is based in New York and succeeds Brian Lehman, who was announced to lead the new Green Economy specialized industry team for commercial banking.