Dan Chapa was named Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at Alpine Capital, LLC. As the Chief Credit Officer, he is responsible for the administration and oversight of all credit-related functions of the company including underwriting, portfolio management and directing the new business origination efforts of the firm.
Chapa brings over 30 years of financial services experience with a significant lending background in commercial, asset-based lending, healthcare finance, corporate finance and real estate lending. He will be based in New York.
He recently served as the CEO of Healthcare Finance Group (HFG) where he led the growth of the loan portfolio from $300 million to over $1.2 billion with no credit losses, and improved client satisfaction and achieved double-digit annual income growth. Prior to joining HFG, he spent much of his career with Bank of America where he rose to be President of Bank of America Business Credit, responsible for all the company's asset-based lending operations in the U.S., Canada and Europe. During his tenure at Bank of America Business Credit, the group experienced significant improvement in credit quality and profitability. He was also a member of the bank’s Diversity Advisory Council, helping to establish corporate strategy on employee diversity.
"We're thrilled to welcome Dan to the team," said Al Regdos, CEO of Alpine Capital. "Alpine has a growing portfolio of healthcare clients, and the addition of Dan not only expands our healthcare expertise, but also helps expand Alpine’s national presence. Moreover, Dan's significant lending background in commercial, healthcare finance, corporate finance and asset-based transactions makes him the ideal choice to lead the credit-related functions for the company."
Alpine Capital is a specialty lender dedicated to providing secured debt financing to middle-market companies, particularly those that operate within the healthcare industry. Alpine Capital has its headquartered in Charlotte, NC.