Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), a division of Wintrust Asset Finance Inc., announced three internal promotions: Mallori Allen, Senior Operations Analyst; Anthony Ruggiere, Senior Financial Analyst; and Kim Lewsader, Operations Reporting Analyst.

“We are pleased to be promoting these three hard-working individuals,” said Kirk Phillips, President and CEO. “Mallori, Anthony, and Kim have demonstrated a commitment to going above and beyond to meet our customers’ needs. We value their contributions and look forward to helping them and others on the team to grow both personally and professionally.”

Allen previously worked for one of Wintrust’s community banks in Illinois as a teller manager, then a loan operations assistant, and later, a loan administration specialist, before signing on with WCF and relocating to Texas. Allen has a degree in business administration and has more than 12 years of banking experience. She will report to Lisa McNeme, Vice President of Operations, who said, “Mallori has been instrumental in the growth and development of our operations department where she has done an outstanding job, and we look forward to her contributions in this new role.”

Ruggiere joined WCF upon graduation from the University of Arkansas and will now serve as a Senior Financial Analyst. During his time with WCF, he has balanced his responsibilities while also working toward earning his MBA from Southern Methodist University. He will report to Ryan Berlage, Senior Vice President and Credit Manager. Berlage said, “Anthony has quickly picked up WCF’s underwriting, documentation and funding processes, and has become a meaningful contributor to the department.”

Lewsader joined WCF in 2016 as an administrative assistant, and was most recently serving as an operations analyst role. Jeff Darlington, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, said, “Kim’s exceptional IT skills, combined with her leasing industry knowledge, will be instrumental as we continue to build out our reporting and management systems.”