#SFNet40U40

SFNet's 40 Under 40 Awards celebrate the achievements of young professionals in the secured finance industry—the movers and shakers who exemplify true excellence in their careers and who also contribute to their communities and the industry as a whole. SFNet’s 40 Under 40 winners are the future of the secured finance community.

This year's 40U40 Awards Gala will be held June 15 at the iconic Plaza Hotel in NYC. Below is the list of winners we will be celebrating at the event.

Thank you to the industry leaders who volunteered to serve as this year’s 40 Under 40 Awards judges:

• Mark Cuccinello, Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase Bank

• Paula Currie, Senior Vice President, Internal Controls Director, PNC Business Credit - Member of The PNC Financial Services Group

• Betty Hernandez, Executive Vice President-Chief Credit Officer, SLR Business Credit

• Candice Hubert, Director, Business Development, Chiron Financial LLC

• David B. Kurzweil, Co-Chair Global Restructuring & Bankruptcy, Chair National Financial Institutions, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

• Hamid R. Namazie, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

• Caitlin Sanders, Managing Director, Originations, Callodine Commercial Finance

• Jennifer Wallace, Loan Portfolio Manager, Wells Fargo Capital Finance

2023 Winners

Business Consulting/Turnaround

Mike Tebesceff, BDO USA, LLP

Eileen Frino, CR3 Partners



Business Development

Nick McDearis, Ares Management LLC

Brendan Harrison, Citizens Bank

David Phillips, Far West Capital/Advantage Business Capital

Alexander McKeown, Hilco Global | Hilco Merchant Resources

Christian Hernandez, J D Factors

Anthony Carpentieri, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Dan Wells, Regions Business Capital

Mitch Rubin, U.S. Bank



Internal Field Exam

Vlad Paskas, Siena Lending Group



Legal Services

Mirlande Telfort, Blank Rome LLP

Sarah C. Kessler, Chapman & Cutler LLP

Alison Bure, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Christopher Marquez, Goldberg Kohn Ltd.

Alexander Sellinger, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Holly Loftis, Haynes and Boone

Abbey Mansfield Ruby, Holland & Knight LLP

Michael Rich, Otterbourg P.C.

Matthew M. Weiss, Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP

Serena G. Granger, Paul Hastings

Kelechi Adibe, Sidley Austin LLP

Caroline Gorman, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

Diona E. Rogers, Thompson Coburn LLP

Brian Jansen, Winston & Strawn LLP



Liquidation/Appraisal/Auctioneer

Rob Gould, Gordon Brothers

Operations

McKenzie Thompson, eCapital

Mehul Patel, PNC Business Credit

Christal Sturtz, PNC Business Credit

Diane Wszalek, Republic Business Credit

Michael Lukhton, REV Capital



Portfolio/Risk Management

Michael Lipkin, Assembled Brands

Jenny Medzi, Bank of America Business Capital

Michael Watson, Callodine Commercial Finance, LLC

Ashley Orlando, Express Trade Capital

George Vartanov, SLR Credit Solutions

Brendan Hogan, Wells Fargo Capital Finance

Ethan Rosenblum, White Oak Commercial Finance



Underwriting

Kate Dorrlacombe, SLR Digital Finance

Fahad Haroon, Wells Fargo Channel Finance

To see our past SFNet 40 Under 40 recipients, click on the year below: