White Oak Commercial Finance announced the hiring of Fridolf Hanson as a Managing Director and Business Development Officer of its expanded ABL and Lender Finance platform. This is one of three new senior BDO positions created to join the existing five-member Originations team, which focuses on sourcing transactions with committed capital needs ranging from $15 - $250 million. He will report to Vice Chairman, Andrew McGhee.

Hanson will be based in New York with coverage responsibilities for the Northeast Region. He has over 20 years of experience in originations and senior-debt transactions and recently served as a Managing Director at OceanArc Capital Partners. In addition, Hanson held senior positions at Ares Management, LBC Credit Partners, Royal Bank of Scotland, Wells Fargo and GE Capital.

White Oak is dedicated to helping companies make the most of their assets with flexible and scalable financing, and it provides clients with the deep suite of products, industry expertise and ready capital they need to invest in growth.