Austin Financial announced two new hires in portfolio management and operations: Karla Gorgij and Eric Richardson.

Gorgij joins Austin Financial Services as Vice President, Relationship Manager in Loan Portfolio. Based in Los Angeles, Gorgij will be responsible for managing client relationships and underwriting new deals. In her previous role as a Relationship Manager at Wells Fargo Capital Finance, Gorgij worked with clients to come up with financing solutions to support their operations and create opportunities to achieve planned growth targets.

Richardson has joined as a Collateral Analyst. In this role, he will maintain and manage the daily relationship with our clients as well as the analysis of their day-to-day activities. Richardson brings with him the experience and knowledge he gained from his time as a loan administrator at his previous ABL employer.

Jason Anish, President & CEO, said, “We are extremely excited to have these two talented individuals join our team, as Austin Financial continues to grow we will be looking to add additional talent from all areas of the country to our already well rounded team.”

Headquartered in Los Angeles and with a nationwide lending focus, Austin Financial Services is a privately held middle-market lender who’s been providing alternative funding in the form of fast and flexible lines of credit to small- and medium-sized businesses for more than 34 years. Austin specializes in asset-based lending solutions which include revolving lines of credit and term loans secured by AR, inventory and equipment for businesses nationwide in a turnaround or growth mode, with revenues from $2 million to $70 million.