FINANCE

Republic Business Credit Taps Fred Gaylord

Republic Business Credit announced it has hired Fred Gaylord as senior vice president of sales and marketing.

Based in Los Angeles, Gaylord will be Republic Business Credit’s first West Coast representative. He will focus on helping CPAs, advisers, bankers and lawyers who work with small- and medium-sized companies to find financial solutions for their clients.

Prior to joining Republic Business Credit, Gaylord worked for Chase Manhattan Bank and Meinhard Commercial (a CIT company). He ran the West Coast operations of Citizens & Southern Bank and also worked for Nations Bank (which became Bank of America), Capital Bancorp, Continental Business Credit and GMAC Commercial.

Most recently, he was senior vice president, sales and marketing, at Bibby Financial Services.