Triumph Commercial Finance, a division of TBK Bank, SSB, is pleased to announce Ken Pardue as its senior vice president responsible for the company’s asset based lending origination efforts. Mr. Pardue will oversee all aspects of asset based and leveraged cash flow lending.
“Ken brings excellent experience and leadership to the Triumph Commercial Finance team,” said Todd Ritterbusch, executive vice president and chief lending officer. “I am glad to have Ken on the team. As we grow our asset based lending portfolio, he will play a key role.”
Pardue joins Triumph Commercial Finance with nearly 30 years’ experience in asset based lending ansd is responsible for closing over $3 billion in loan volume. He previously served in leadership roles with JPMorgan Chase, Encina Business Credit, UMB Capital Finance and Merrill Lynch. Pardue began his career in public accounting with Arthur Andersen & Co.
“I am excited to lead the asset based origination team at Triumph Commercial Finance,” Pardue said. “I am looking forward to continued portfolio growth as we establish ourselves as premier lenders in the marketplace.”
Pardue is an accomplished leveraged finance professional with experience in executive management, new deal origination, underwriting and portfolio management. He will continue to focus in these areas while fostering relationships with both existing and new clients.
Pardue earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Eastern Illinois University and is a non-practicing CPA.
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ABOUT TRIUMPH COMMERCIAL FINANCE
Triumph Commercial Finance, a division of TBK Bank, SSB, provides asset based lending and equipment financing solutions for small to mid-sized businesses nationwide. We offer alternative funding options to businesses that are often ignored by traditional financial institutions during challenging economic times.
TBK Bank, SSB, a subsidiary of Triumph Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: TBK), is a Texas-state savings bank headquartered in Dallas, Texas that offers consumer and commercial banking products from our 63 branches throughout Iowa, Illinois, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, and Texas.