Pitney Bowes has appointed Tom Doherty as Vice President, Lending Services and Products. He joins Pitney Bowes from CIBC Bank USA where he served as Managing Director and Head of Business Banking.

In this global role, Doherty will lead the lending business within Pitney Bowes Financial Services, which includes responsibility for mail lending, shipping & logistics financing, and working capital lending. Reporting to Christopher Johnson, Senior Vice President and President, Pitney Bowes Financial Services, Doherty will also oversee the existing portfolio of lending clients, with responsibility for new market and new product development.

“Tom has an outstanding track record in financial leadership which he brings to this role at an important point in the Pitney Bowes Financial Services journey,” said Johnson. “At Pitney Bowes Financial Services, we’re deepening our commitment to small business, investing in our organization to drive client value and deliver long-term growth. Tom will play a key role in helping us deliver on this commitment. The team and I are delighted to welcome Tom to the Pitney Bowes family”.

“I’m excited to join Pitney Bowes Financial Services at a pivotal point as it invests to drive growth and continue its unrivalled support for small businesses,” said Doherty. “SMBs have had a turbulent few years and I’m looking forward to helping them access the financial services they need to grow and thrive”.

Prior to his role at CIBC Bank USA, Doherty served as Group Senior Vice President of Business Banking for LaSalle Bank, part of ABN AMRO Bank, and has held other business banking roles in of progressive responsibility throughout his career. Doherty graduated from Northern Illinois University with a B.S. degree in Finance and holds an MBA from Crummer Graduate School at Rollins College in Florida.