Hanmi Bank’s Commercial Equipment Leasing Division announced two seasoned industry veterans have joined its rapidly growing team. Michael Coon has been hired as Senior Business Development and Capital Markets Officer and Maggie Holly as First Vice President, Credit Manager.

Coon is a 30-year equipment finance veteran with extensive credit training and expertise in syndicating commercial finance transactions, product development and corporate expansion. Coon has held positions with Amur Equipment Finance, Lease Corporation of America and TAB Bank. He is the Immediate Past President of the National Equipment Finance Association (NEFA). Coon will negotiate and manage relationships with independent lessors, banks and captive finance companies.

Maggie Holly has over 20 years of experience in small- and mid-ticket commercial equipment transactions, including complex structured commercial loans and leases; syndication; product development; and corporate expansion within the equipment leasing industry. Her background includes nine years as Vice President, Regional Credit Manager with GE Capital, and nearly a decade as Syndication Manager with Celtic Commercial Finance, a wholly owned subsidiary of MB Financial Bank, N.A. Holly received her bachelor’s degree in business administration, with an emphasis in finance from the University of Southern California (USC). Holly will lend her extensive experience to lead and develop Hanmi’s credit team, ensuring a superior quality service experience for Hanmi’s origination partners.

“We are extremely excited to be able to bring Mike and Maggie into our expanding division. Their experience and individual expertise will help elevate an already solutions-oriented group,” said Kevin Kepp, Executive Vice President of Hanmi Bank.

With its headquarters in Los Angeles, Hanmi Financial Corporation owns Hanmi Bank. Hanmi Bank specializes in real estate, commercial, SBA and trade finance lending to small and middle-market businesses.