Lakeland Bank, announced the appointment of Ron Krauskopf and Roberto Camacho to the New Jersey-based bank’s newly formed Healthcare Lending Team.

“We are excited to have a new team in place to offer financing solutions to providers across the healthcare spectrum,” said Thomas J. Shara, President and CEO. “Ron and Roberto have extensive experience in this unique field and we look forward to the contributions they will make to grow this segment of Lakeland’s lending services.”

Krauskopf has been hired as Senior Vice President and Team Leader of the Healthcare Lending team based in Bernardsville, NJ Krauskopf will be responsible for managing the new division by overseeing relationship development, steering day-to-day operations, and navigating trends emerging within the industry. He was most recently a Senior Vice President and Team Leader for the Healthcare Lending Team at Investors Bank in NJ. Krauskopf earned a bachelor of science degree in finance and economics at The College of New Jersey.
 
Camacho has been hired as Vice President of the Healthcare Lending Team. With more than 16 years of commercial banking experience in NJ and NY, he was most recently a Vice President, Relationship Manager for the Healthcare Lending Team at Investors Bank.

The Healthcare Lending Team will be responsible for building relationships with large medical practices, senior living facilities, not-for-profit organizations, hospitals and health systems, specialty medical facilities, healthcare real estate investment firms, and private equity partnerships within the healthcare industry by providing customers with the financing and banking solutions that meet their needs.    

Lakeland Bank is the wholly owned subsidiary of Lakeland Bancorp, Inc., which has over $6 billion in total assets. With an extensive branch network and commercial lending centers, the bank offers business and retail banking products and services. Business services include commercial loans and lines of credit, commercial real estate loans, loans for healthcare services, asset-based lending, equipment financing, small business loans and lines, and cash management services.

The bank also recently announced the following appointments:

• Denise Barrand has returned to Lakeland Bank as Vice President, Portfolio Manager based in Teaneck, NJ She was most recently a Vice President, Associate Managing Director for Sterling National Bank in Paramus. Prior to that, Barrand was a Portfolio Manager for Lakeland’s Montville Lending Team. She earned a bachelor of science degree in finance and accounting from Lehigh University.
• Andrew McCruden has been hired as Vice President, Business Continuity and Risk Officer based at the Milton Operations Training Center in Oak Ridge, NJ. He was most recently Compliance Business Control Senior Officer with Citibank in Long Island City, NY Prior to that, he was a Business Continuity Coordinator with Ziff Brothers Investments in New York. McCruden earned a bachelor of arts degree at Columbia University.
• Brian Kelly has been hired as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer based in Montville, NJ. With 11 years of banking experience, he was most recently First Vice President, Commercial Lender with Millington Bank. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Commercial Lender with First Bank, and an Assistant Vice President, Commercial Lender with ConnectOne Bank in Union, N.J. Kelly earned a bachelor of liberal arts degree at Endicott College.
• Ryan Sheflott has been hired as Vice President, Relationship Manager based in Highland Mills, NY. With 10 years of banking experience, he was most recently a Senior Relationship Manager with Wells Fargo and prior to that, a Relationship Manager with JP Morgan Chase Bank. Sheflott earned a bachelor of science degree at Fordham University and also attended Gabelli School of Business.