Lender Recruiting announced that Paul Cottone has joined the firm as a senior recruiter.  In this role, Cottone will be responsible for new business development and cultivating and maintaining client relationships with asset-based lenders, factoring companies, equipment lessors and banks.  He will be based in Philadelphia, PA.

“We are very fortunate to add someone of Paul’s caliber to our team,” said Reed Howard, President and Managing Director of Lender Recruiting.  “His experience as a lending executive coupled with his vast connections to professionals throughout the finance industry will further enhance our ability to serve our clients.”

Cottone is an accomplished commercial finance executive with a strong background in audit, portfolio management, credit and the management of the new business process.  Most recently he served as Executive Vice President of Allied Affiliated Funding, LLC, a factoring company. He previously held senior leadership positions with Textron Financial, CIT Group and Bank of America.

Cottone is a past board member of the Commercial Finance Association, the Philadelphia Turnaround Management Association and the International Factoring Association. He is a graduate of Drexel University.

“The Lender Recruiting team boasts years of experience in all aspects of commercial finance and I am excited to become a member of this executive search and consulting group,” said Cottone. “I look forward to providing the same level of client and candidate focus that has become a hallmark of Lender Recruiting.”

Lender Recruiting works with financial services and professional services organizations to attract, recruit and on board top executive-level and middle management talent.  Lender Recruiting leverages its extensive network of business connections and candidates to place professionals with the ideal background, attitude and expertise in an efficient and cost-effective manner.  As a strategic recruiting partner, Lender Recruiting works with clients to understand their company culture and the required responsibilities and competencies for a specific position to present optimal candidates and to create long lasting, successful employment relationships.