Pinnacle Financial Partners is expanding its equipment finance team with the addition of experienced Financial Advisor Jeff Bauer. He is based at the firm’s Refinery office in Charlotte, NC.

“We’re excited to be growing our equipment finance team,” said Kris Foster, President of Equipment Finance at Pinnacle. “As we continue to seek out the most talented, experienced bankers in the region, people like Jeff give us an important leg up in delivering distinctive service to our clients.”

Before joining Pinnacle, Bauer served as Senior Vice President at SLR Equipment Finance. During his 38 years of equipment finance experience, he has also held positions with Key Bank, Bank of America and Huntington Bank. Additionally, he was instrumental in establishing equipment finance platforms at both Synovus and Ally Bank.

Bauer earned a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Indiana University.

For more on Pinnacle Equipment Finance see an Equipment Finance Advisor interview with Foster.