Crestmark Bank, now in its 20th year, has promoted Mike Morandell to assistant vice president, business development officer for the East Division. Morandell, recently based in Troy, Michigan, has relocated to Hermitage, Pennsylvania, and is responsible for business development in Western Pennsylvania, Western New York, Northeastern Ohio, and West Virginia. He reports to James Farrell, first vice president, East Division sales manager.

Morandell joined Crestmark in 2010 as a client analyst in operations, and was promoted to field examiner in 2011. In 2013, he was promoted to assistant vice president, senior field examiner. In early 2016, he started new business development training.

“Mike has been a great addition to the East Division,” said First Vice President James Farrell, East Division Sales Manager. “His background as a client analyst and a field examiner provides a great basis of education, and we look forward to his contributions to Crestmark’s growth in the East.”

Morandell has a bachelor of arts in economics and marketing from Kent State University. While at Kent State, he completed an internship with United States Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio.