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SFNet Announces Governance Boards Leadership
October 3, 2022
By Secured Finance Network
The SFNet Executive Committee and Member Directors of the Secured Finance Network have approved its FY23 SFNet Executive and Management Committee members. In addition, the Secured Finance Foundation Board and its Member Donors have approved the FY23 SF Foundation Board and Officers. These roles are essential to SFNet’s and SFFound’s governance process and to shaping the future of the organizations. SFNet encourages volunteers to join the committees listed below as the chairs develop their agendas in line with SFNet’s and SFFound’s mission and goals.
Richard Gumbrecht, CEO of SFNet, said, “Congratulations to these remarkable individuals who represent a diverse and inclusive cross section of our community of secured finance professionals and organizations. I look forward to working with them all over the next year. I’d also like to thank our outgoing volunteer leaders for their stewardship.”
The appointments became effective October 1, 2022.
SFNet FY23 Executive Committee
Advocacy: Hamid Namazie, Partner, McGuireWoods
Chapters: Supremna Cole, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Capital Finance
Convention: Don Clarke, President, Asset Based Lending Consultants
Data: Lawrence Chua, Managing Director, Ares Management Corporation
DEI: Betty Hernandez, Executive Vice President/Chief Credit Officer, SLR Business Credit
Education: Tina Capobianco, Senior Vice President, J D Factors
Entrepreneurial: Will Bence, Managing Director, Wingspire Capital
Factoring: Bob Grbic, President & CEO, White Oak Commercial Finance, LLC
International Development: Richard Kohn, Principal, Goldberg Kohn
Marketing: Steve Holstein, Senior Managing Director, Gordon Brothers
Membership: Larry Flick, Vice Chair, Finance, Blank Rome LLP
Nominating: Peter York, Managing Director, Asset Based Lending, J.P. Morgan
WISF: Laura Glass, Senior Vice President, Bank of America, N.A.
YoPro: Kathleen Parker, Director, Business Development, HYPERAMS, LLC
At Large: Bethani Oppenheimer, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
At Large: Ian Fredericks, President, Hilco Merchant Resources and ReStore Capital
SFNet FY23 Management Committee
President: Jennifer Palmer, CEO Asset-Based Lending, eCapital ABL
First Vice President: Barry Bobrow
Vice President: Rob Meyers, President, Republic Business Credit
Co-General Counsel: Jonathan N. Helfat, Partner, Otterbourg PC
Co-General Counsel: Bobbi Acord Noland, Partner, Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs
FY23 Secured Finance Foundation Board
Board Chair: Stewart Hayes, Senior Vice President, Lender Finance, Wells Fargo Capital Finance
Fundraising Chair: Bethani Oppenheimer, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
Corporate Campaign: Amy Barrentine, Managing Director, Regions
Individual Campaign: Janet Jarret, Managing Director, Head of Asset Finance, Truist
Silent Auction: Howie Rein
Audit/Finance SFNet Liaison: Barry Bobrow
Community Development: Michael Scolaro, ABL Group Head, BMO Commercial Bank ABL
Data: Miin Chen, COO, Siena Lending
Education: Joe Accardi, Head of New Business Development, M&T Bank
Next Gen: Steven Gold, President & CEO, Allied Financial
Nominating: William D. Brewer, Partner, Co-Head of Corporate Lending, Winston & Strawn LLP
FY23 Secured Finance Foundation Officers
Foundation Chair: Stewart Hayes, Senior Vice President, Lender Finance, Wells Fargo Capital Finance
President: Rich Gumbrecht, CEO, Secured Finance Network
Secretary and Treasurer: Greg Slowik, CFO, Secured Finance Network
Co-General Counsel: Jonathan N. Helfat, Partner, Otterbourg
Co-General Counsel: Bobbi Acord Noland, Partner, Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP