Richard Brooks

Managing Director at Fifth Third Bank

Speaker

Richard Brooks is a Managing Director in the Asset Based Lending Group at Fifth Third Bank. He is primarily responsible for origination of middle market asset-based transactions in the Western United States. Rich has more than 25 years of experience originating syndicated asset-based loans in a variety of industries including retail, distribution, metals, energy and consumer products. He has originated and structured over $20 billion in new loans to facilitate buyouts, refinancings, restructurings and recapitalizations.

Prior to joining Fifth Third Bank, Rich spent nine years at U.S. Bank, three years at Wachovia, seven years at CIT and ten at Bank of America. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in economics from Occidental College and a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University.