Gibraltar announced that Eduardo (Eddy) del Rio has joined the firm as Senior Vice President, Loan Originations. Based in Miami, del Rio will be responsible for new business development for factoring and asset-based lines of credit throughout Florida.
 
With 19 years of experience in the financial services industry, del Rio has held multiple roles in business development and relationship management and brings to Gibraltar an extensive background in providing financing solutions to small businesses and middle-market companies. He previously held senior client management positions for global financial institutions including Bank of America.
 
“We are delighted to welcome Eddy to the Gibraltar Business Capital team,” said Darren Latimer, the company’s CEO. “While undoubtedly he will play a key role in expanding Gibraltar’s reach within the Hispanic business community, we also greatly value his longstanding contribution to the South Florida financial community as a thought leader in our industry.”
 
del Rio is widely recognized as the host of a weekly live Spanish radio talk show “Su Salud Financiera con Eddy del Rio,” a half-hour financial and business focused program that airs every Tuesday at 10:30AM on Spanish language radio station WWFE 670AM La Poderosa in South Florida. The show also streams live via SuSaludFinanciera.com. He is also frequently called on by the media as a financial expert and has been an on-air guest for several TV programs, as well as an active contributor to a number of social media blog sites.
 
del Rio holds a communications degree from Florida International University and an MBA from Nova Southeastern University. He serves as trustee diplomat for the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce; Chairman of the Hispanic Business Initiative Fund (HBIF); and a member of the South Florida Hispanic Chamber Small Business Committee.

Headquartered in Chicago, Gibraltar Business Capital is a privately held middle-market lender providing small- to medium-sized business owners fresh and accessible capital alternatives to a commercial bank loan.