08/28/2017

Citizens Bank Hires Jerry Hullinger as Managing Director and Head of Syndicate

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Citizens Bank has hired Jerry Hullinger as Managing Director and Head of Syndicate. 

Hullinger has 25 years of experience in leveraged finance and worked for Wells Fargo / Wachovia Securities for the last 20 years, most recently as a Managing Director responsible for the loan syndicate business across the Wells Fargo platform. 

He has deep experience in leveraged syndicate focused on Middle Market and institutional transactions, along with a deep knowledge of the high-yield markets.  

“Jerry has an extensive background that fits Citizens’ current business strategies. His duties will include providing high confidence on underwritten positions, managing all aspects of the marketing, distribution and the closing of left-led Citizens transactions,” said Ted Swimmer, head of Corporate Finance and Capital Markets at Citizens. “He will also be managing the syndicate team, the collection of the market information and data, performing relevant valuation analysis and presenting syndication ideas. We look forward to Jerry bringing his considerable talents and experience to the team.”   

Hullinger has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. 

Citizens is a trusted strategic and financial advisor, consistently delivering clear and objective advice. The Citizens Commercial Banking approach puts clients first by offering great ideas combined with thorough market knowledge and excellent execution to help our clients enhance their business and reach their potential. 

For more information about Citizens, visit the Citizens Commercial Banking website. 

About Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with $151.4 billion in assets as of June 30, 2017. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad range of retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and institutions. Citizens helps its customers reach their potential by listening to them and by understanding their needs in order to offer tailored advice, ideas and solutions.  In Consumer Banking, Citizens provides an integrated experience that includes mobile and online banking, a 24/7 customer contact center and the convenience of approximately 3,200 ATMs and approximately 1,200 branches in 11 states in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Consumer Banking products and services include a full range of banking, lending, savings, wealth management and small business offerings. In Commercial Banking, Citizens offers corporate, institutional and not-for-profit clients a full range of wholesale banking products and services, including lending and deposits, capital markets, treasury services, foreign exchange and interest rate products and asset finance.   More information is available at www.citizensbank.com or visit us on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook.