BMO Harris Bank announced that it continues the national expansion of its asset-based lending team with the opening of a new office in Irvine, California.  The office will be led by Tom Sinclair, who will be focused on corporate clients, business development and referral sources throughout the western United States.

“We’re one of the largest ABL lenders in the country, and expanding into California was a natural next step for the business,” said Mike Scolaro, Managing Director and Head, Asset-Based Lending, BMO Harris Bank.  “We’re hiring a proven leader in Tom Sinclair, someone very well known in the industry who has extensive expertise creating and leading a regional Asset-Based Lending office.”

The move follows on the recent opening of a BMO Harris Asset-Based Lending office in Atlanta, where Linton Elliot and his team are focused on the southeastern United States market. BMO Harris also has ABL offices throughout the Midwest.

Tom Sinclair has over 25 years of financial services experience, including over 20 years focused on Asset-Based lending. He has considerable experience building regional offices, and he has a consistent track record of new business development, budget control and people/project management. Sinclair has a B.S. in Business Administration / Finance from California State University, Long Beach.

BMO Harris Bank provides a broad range of personal banking products and solutions through more than 600 branches and approximately 1,300 ATMs in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Arizona and Florida.