First Midwest Bancorp, Inc., parent of First Midwest Equipment Finance, announced it has named Kevin Geoghegan as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer. Geoghegan will be responsible for the overall credit quality and administration of First Midwest’s loan portfolio. He replaces Mike Spitler, who retired from First Midwest in March 2019.

Geoghegan has more than 30 years of experience in marketing, credit and portfolio management. Prior to joining First Midwest, he spent 25 years at PNC Financial Services Group, where he was most recently an Executive Vice President and Regional Credit Executive.

“Kevin has a broad and deep understanding of lending and market dynamics, and an impressive track record of building strong credit cultures,” said Mark Sander, President and COO of First Midwest. “His knowledge and expertise will be extremely valuable as we continue our focus on diversified, quality loan growth while maintaining a strong credit profile. We are excited to welcome him to our executive leadership team.”

Geoghegan has a master’s degree from the University of Detroit and a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University.