Evolve Bank & Trust announced the appointment of George Andreaus as National Sales Manager of Small Business Lending ("SBA"). Andreaus joined Evolve in 2017 as SBA Regional Sales Manager, bringing more than 20 years of financial lending experience to the organization.
   
"Since coming to Evolve last year, George has proven his ability to lead his region and identify sales opportunities helping grow SBA," said Don Clanton, President Small Business Lending, Evolve Bank & Trust. "We are confident in George's leadership of the division and the strength he brings."

Andreaus served as Vice President of Business Development at GE Capital. While there, he consistently ranked in the top 25% of all producers. Mr. Andreaus has received numerous awards from several leading lenders including Synovus Bank, HomeBanc N.A, ReadyCap Lending and Northeast Bank. During his tenure at CIT as Vice President of Small Business Lending, Andreaus was only one of two managers selected for their "Admirals Club Award" for managerial excellence. He also created the origination platform positioning ReadyCap to be one of the "Top 100 SBA 7a" lenders within the first year of originations.

"I am excited to take on this new leadership role at Evolve," said Andreaus. "I am looking forward to developing sales strategies that will help take the SBA division to the next level as well as streamlining our lending process for our customers."

Andreaus received his MBA from Lehigh University and his BBA from Adelphi University.

Headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, Evolve Bank & Trust currently operates three bank loan production offices and four full-service retail bank branches in Arkansas and Tennessee as well as over 30 mortgage production offices across the country.  In addition to banking and mortgage banking services, Evolve is a nationwide Preferred SBA Lender and also offers trust and fiduciary services, equipment finance and leasing, and physicians lending to its customers throughout the United States.