PNC Bank, N.A., announced the following appointments to its senior secured lending teams in the Western and Midwest regions: Ankur Gupta in San Francisco and Michael Bishop in Grand Rapids, MI.

Based in San Francisco, Ankur Gupta has been appointed senior vice president responsible for business development with private equity firms and other referral sources, where he will be originating asset-based and cash flow loans. Gupta comes to PNC with more than 12 years of asset-based and cash flow lending experience, most recently with GE Antares Capital.  He earned a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and a master’s in business administration from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.  

Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Michael Bishop has been appointed vice president responsible for business development and loan origination for middle-market companies in the western Michigan region.  A 16-year veteran of banking and financial services, Bishop joined PNC Bank through the acquisition of National City Corporation in December 2008, most recently serving in multiple roles in commercial real estate lending.  Bishop earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration at Central Michigan University.  

PNC is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the United States, organized around its customers and communities for strong relationships and local delivery of retail and business banking; residential mortgage banking; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-based lending; wealth management and asset management.