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M&A Market Insights: Interview with Don McCree, Senior Vice Chair, Citizens Financial Group

Date: Mar 03, 2025 @ 07:00 AM
Filed Under: Industry Insights

Don McCree, Senior Vice Chairman and Head of Commercial Banking at Citizens Financial Group, engages in a conversation with Michael Toglia, Publisher of ABL Advisor. Together, they explore the current landscape of the M&A market, delving into the key factors driving the optimism highlighted in the latest Citizens M&A Outlook. Additionally, McCree provides an overview of the C&I lending environment, an discusses how the significant level of liquidity in the market is shaping the commercial finance sector.

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Donald H. McCree
Senior Vice Chair and Head of Commercial Banking | Citizens Financial Group
Donald H. McCree is Senior Vice Chair and Head of Commercial Banking at Citizens Financial Group, Inc. He is responsible for all aspects of Corporate and Investment Banking, including Commercial Lending, Commercial Real Estate, Capital Markets & Advisory, Asset Finance, Treasury Solutions, and Underwriting & Portfolio Management.

Within Commercial Banking, McCree also oversees Risk Management, Loan Operations, and Strategy & Development, as well as the company’s network of State Presidents and Region Heads, who represent Citizens in multiple states that make up its footprint. McCree is a member of the Citizens Executive Committee.

McCree joined Citizens in September 2015 from JPMorgan Chase, where he held a number of senior leadership roles over 31 years, including Co-Head of Corporate and Investment Banking; CEO of Global Treasury Services; Global Head of Credit Origination, Sales, Trading & Research; Chief Credit Officer; and Head of Wholesale Risk Management.
Michael A. Toglia
Publisher, CEO | ABL Advisor
Michael Toglia is the Founder, Publisher and CEO of ABL Advisor.

Toglia's experience in commercial finance spans over 30 years having held various roles in senior management, business origination, capital markets and commercial credit underwriting. Prior to entering the publishing industry, Toglia served as Vice President of Capital Markets and as the National Sales Manager for both the Equipment Finance and Asset-Based Lending Divisions of Textron Financial Corporation. He also held various roles with General Electric Capital and CIT Group.

Toglia currently serves as Marketing Chair for the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) Philadelphia/Wilmington Chapter and also serves on the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) Communications Committee.

Toglia served as the Executive Director/CEO of the National Equipment Finance Association from 2018-2020 and has been an active member of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association for years having served two terms as a member of the Service Providers Business Council Steering Committee.

Toglia holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and an M.B.A. in Finance.

Contact Michael Toglia at 484.380.3184 or mtoglia@abladvisor.com.


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