BankUnited Inc. announced its entrance into the Charlotte, North Carolina, market with a trio of corporate banking and commercial real estate executives who will expand on BankUnited’s growth in the southeast region.
“As a leading banking hub in the number one state for business in 2025, Charlotte represents a significant opportunity for BankUnited to continue to grow,” said Thomas M. Cornish, BankUnited Chief Operating Officer. “We are encouraged by our bank’s successful expansion efforts in Atlanta, Dallas and Morristown, N.J. and look forward to bringing our corporate banking and CRE expertise to a growing number of businesses throughout the Carolinas.”
BankUnited’s efforts on the corporate banking side will be led by Robert Hoak, senior vice president, corporate banking producing team leader. R. Bryan Moore, senior vice president, CRE relationship manager, who joined BankUnited’s Atlanta office in 2023, will lead the commercial real estate business and continue to serve clients in the southeast. They will be joined by Brand Hosford, vice president, senior credit products officer, serving commercial and industrial clients throughout North Carolina.
“Robert and Bryan are well known bankers with extensive experience in Charlotte and the southeast. Together, their deep knowledge of the area and their understanding of the current business and CRE landscape will be a benefit to businesses in the region as well as to BankUnited,” said Cornish. “We welcome Robert, Bryan and Brand to the BankUnited team, and look forward to providing a high level of service to the region’s middle-market and large companies.”
Hoak comes to BankUnited as a well-rounded commercial banking executive with 17 years of experience. In his new position, he is responsible for growing BankUnited’s corporate banking relationships throughout the Carolinas. He served most recently as senior vice president, Mid-Atlantic market executive with Woodforest National Bank in Charlotte. He has a proven track record of successfully defining and implementing strategies to help businesses grow. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina.
Moore is responsible for originating, analyzing, and structuring new commercial real estate lending opportunities. He is a highly regarded executive who has successfully sourced, funded, and managed more than $2 billion in commercial real estate loans over the past 15 years. His professional affiliations include the Urban Land Institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers. After completing his undergraduate degree at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, he earned his MBA from the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Hosford joins BankUnited from Woodforest National Bank in Charlotte, where he served most recently as senior portfolio manager in the bank’s commercial banking division. He brings 24 years of experience to his new position, where he is responsible for serving the credit needs of commercial and industrial clients. Hosford earned his MBA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and his bachelor’s from Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah.