Ted Swimmer is Head of Commercial Banking at Citizens Financial Group, Inc. He is responsible for all aspects of Corporate and Investment Banking, including Capital Markets & Advisory, Middle Market Banking, Commercial Real Estate, and Underwriting & Portfolio Management.
Within Commercial Banking, Swimmer also oversees Risk Management, Loan Operations, and Strategy. He also has responsibility for the company's network of State Presidents and Region Executives, who represent Citizens in multiple states that make up its footprint. Swimmer is a member of the Citizens Executive Committee.
A 30-year banking industry veteran, Swimmer joined Citizens in 2010 as executive vice president and head of capital markets and was named to Citizens’ Executive Committee in 2018. He has built the Capital Markets & Advisory team into a consistent Top 5 U.S. Middle Market Deal Bookrunner while expanding the bank’s capabilities beyond traditional loan financing to add sector expertise and offer a comprehensive set of solutions, including debt, equity and M&A advisory across the client lifecycle.
Swimmer previously held a range of senior positions with Wachovia, including managing its Leveraged Finance activities. Prior to that, he ran Loan Syndicate and Sales for Wachovia and served as a managing director originating leveraged loans and bonds. Swimmer holds an M.B.A. in finance from Columbia University as well as a B.A. in economics and history from Lafayette College. He serves on the Board of Visitors for the Wake Forest University School of Business.
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