TD Bank has named Stephen M. Metivier as a Managing Director with the bank’s Asset Based Lending (ABL) group. Based in Boston, he will cover the retail sector, focused on building new direct retailer lending relationships by providing the most flexible financing solutions to clients.

Metivier has 23 years of experience in banking and finance, with more than 17 years specializing in lending to retailers. Prior to joining TD Bank, he was with Wells Fargo Capital Finance’s Retail Finance Division. Before that, Metivier worked for 12 years in various capacities at GE Capital, where he helped build its Retail and Restructuring group.

“We are very pleased to welcome Steve to TD Bank and we congratulate him on his new role,” said Jeffrey Wacker, Managing Director and Head of Business Development, Asset Based Lending, TD Bank. “Steve brings a tremendous amount of business-building experience. This experience, combined with the investments we're making in our people, products and platforms, will allow us to extend TD’s legendary service to more retailer clients.”

“I’m thrilled to join TD Bank and continue building its growing retailer lending portfolio,” Metivier said. “My dedication to retailers has never been stronger and I look forward to working with TD’s ABL team to provide our clients the very best in customer service.”

Metivier is a longstanding member of the CFA and TMA and serves on the Advisory Board of the David F. Miller Retailing School at the University of Florida. He is a 1991 cum laude graduate of Northeastern University in Boston.

TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, is one of the 10 largest banks in the U.S., providing more than 8 million customers with a full range of retail, small business and commercial banking products and services at approximately 1,300 convenient locations throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Metro D.C., the Carolinas and Florida.