PNC Bank announced the addition of Michael Alch as senior vice president of equipment finance’s west region team. Alch is based in the Chicago area where he will lead his team, as they provide equipment financing solutions to middle market companies in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin.

Alch brings more than 30 years of corporate and equipment financing experience to his new position. Most recently, he was employed by Fifth Third Bank, managing a portfolio of businesses in Chicago and Northwestern Indiana. Alch earned a bachelor’s degree in economics, with an international focus from Allegheny College, as well as a master’s in business administration, with a focus on financial management from Sacred Heart University.