Regions Business Capital Origination Contacts

Regions Business Capital

  • Amy Barrentine
    Managing Director
    1180 West Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 1000
    Atlanta, GA 30309
    amy.barrentine@regions.com
    Amy Barrentine is managing director and head of Regions Business Capital originations. She is responsible for leading the Regions Business Capital Origination team nationally. Amy joined Regions Business Capital in June 2022, bringing over 30 years of banking experience primarily in asset-based lending, with the majority of her career focused on origination and underwriting. Amy’s experience spans several major financial institutions. She earned a BA from Mercer University and holds series 79, 63, and 24 security licenses.

  • Brian Mann
    Managing Director
    Midwest - MN, IA, IL, MO, WI, MI
    10 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2575
    Chicago, IL 60606
    brian.mann@regions.com
    Brian joined Regions Business Capital in October 2017, bringing 17 years of experience in originating, executing, and managing complex financing arrangements. He is responsible for new business development in the Midwest. His experience spans several major financial institutions and includes both asset-based and cash flow structures for sponsors, intermediaries, and middle market companies executing acquisitions, recapitalizations, and refinancings in a broad range of industries. Brian graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a business degree in Finance/Investment/Banking.

    Kyle Burgett
    Director
    Midwest - IN, OH, PA, WV, KY, TN, AR
    150 4th Avenue North
    Nashville, TN 37219
    kyle.burgett@regions.com
    Kyle joined Regions Business Capital in May 2023 and is responsible for new business development in the Midwest. His background includes over 12 years of experience in underwriting, structuring, and managing asset-based lending facilities. Kyle has worked for multiple major financial institutions and brings experience working with financial sponsors, intermediaries, large corporate, and middle-market businesses across a broad range of industries. He graduated with honors from Miami University in Oxford, OH with a degree in Finance.

  • Barry Vecker
    Managing Director
    South Middle Market: Alabama and Florida
    barry.vecker@regions.com
    Barry Vecker joined Regions Business Capital in June 2024, bringing over 30 years of asset-based lending experience. He is responsible for business development in Florida and Alabama. Barry’s asset-based lending experience includes several well-known financial institutions and private non-bank lenders in originations and underwriting. Barry earned his BS degree from the University of Albany.

    Scott Kray
    Managing Director
    South Middle Market: Georgia and Mississippi
    1180 West Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1000
    Atlanta, GA 30309
    scott.kray@regions.com
    Scott joined Regions Business Capital in May 2016, bringing 26 years of asset-based and leveraged cash flow lending experience, including both senior and junior tranches of the capital structure. He is responsible for new business development in Georgia and Mississippi. Scott‘s experience spans several prominent financial institutions and a variety of roles, including originations team leader, direct-company and equity-sponsor coverage, underwriting, portfolio management and restructuring. Scott earned his BS degree from the University of Florida and his MBA from Harvard.

    Melissa Mok
    Managing Director
    Large Corporate: Georgia, North Carolina
    1717 McKinney Ave Suite 150A
    Dallas, TX 75202
    melissa.mok@regions.com
    Melissa has over 25 years of asset-based lending experience in Originations, Underwriting and Portfolio Management. For the last 10 years, she was responsible for ABL Originations at Truist Securities for Lender Finance, Energy and various other industry verticals for the Corporate and Investment bank. Prior to joining Truist, Melissa held portfolio management and underwriting roles at Wells Fargo Capital Finance and Fleet Capital, respectively. Melissa is based in Dallas, Texas and will be responsible for ABL originations for Lender Finance, as well as Corporate Bankers located in Texas, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and Florida.

    Yana Annaberdyeva
    Director
    South Middle Market: Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina
    1180 West Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1000
    Atlanta, GA 30309
    yana.annaberdyeva@regions.com
    Yana joined Regions Business Capital in April 2023, bringing over 13 years of asset-based lending experience including originations, structuring and portfolio management. Yana is responsible for new business development in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. Yana earned her BS in Economics & Finance from Georgia State University and holds Series 79 and Series 63 Financial Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities licenses.

  • Michael Fogarty
    Managing Director
    Energy/Tech Asset-Based Finance
    1717 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1200
    Dallas, TX 75202
    michael.fogarty@regions.com
    Michael joined Regions in May 2006, after working for two major financial institutions for over 15 years. He is responsible for business development in ABL Energy Finance and the Southwest large-corporate market. His experience includes asset-based lending, leveraged finance, private equity group lending, and large-corporate and middle-market lending to a broad range of industry sectors, including oil and gas. Michael is a licensed CPA and worked for three years with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Auditing Division prior to entering the banking industry. He earned a BS in Accounting from the University of Tennessee.

    Melissa Mok
    Managing Director
    Large Corporate: Texas
    1717 McKinney Ave Suite 150A
    Dallas, TX 75202
    melissa.mok@regions.com
    Melissa has over 25 years of asset-based lending experience in Originations, Underwriting and Portfolio Management. For the last 10 years, she was responsible for ABL Originations at Truist Securities for Lender Finance, Energy and various other industry verticals for the Corporate and Investment bank. Prior to joining Truist, Melissa held portfolio management and underwriting roles at Wells Fargo Capital Finance and Fleet Capital, respectively. Melissa is based in Dallas, Texas and will be responsible for ABL originations for Lender Finance, as well as Corporate Bankers located in Texas, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and Florida.

    Faizan Ali
    Director
    Southwest Middle Market: Texas and Louisiana
    1717 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1200
    Dallas, TX 75202
    faizan.ali@regions.com
    Faizan joined Regions in 2012 and is responsible for middle-market new business development in the Southwest. His experience includes asset-based lending, leveraged finance, and sponsor-backed finance. Prior to entering the banking industry, Faizan worked at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, where he gained experience in various industries including, oil & gas, retail, healthcare, and manufacturing. Faizan is a licensed CPA and graduated with both a BS and MS in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin.

  • Jon Green
    Director     
    250 Park Avenue, 6th Floor
    New York, NY 10177
    jonathan.green@regions.com
    Jon joined Regions Business Capital in May 2020, after 26 years of experience across both equity and debt capital markets with several major financial institutions. He is responsible for new business development in the Northeast and for Regions’ retail finance specialty business nationally. Jon’s experience includes equity research, investor relations for a Fortune 500 company, cash flow leveraged finance, corporate finance/M&A advisory, and a decade of asset-based lending to private equity groups, middle-market companies and large corporates supporting acquisitions, working capital needs, and turnarounds. His roles in asset-based lending included underwriting, relationship management, and business development. Jon earned a BA in Psychology from Bard College and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the Yale School of Management.

  • Michael Fogarty
    Managing Director
    1717 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1200
    Dallas, TX 75202
    michael.fogarty@regions.com
    Michael joined Regions in May 2006, after working for two major financial institutions for over 15 years. He is responsible for business development in ABL Energy Finance and the Southwest large-corporate market. His experience includes asset-based lending, leveraged finance, private equity group lending, and large-corporate and middle-market lending to a broad range of industry sectors, including oil and gas. Michael is a licensed CPA and worked for three years with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Auditing Division prior to entering the banking industry. He earned a BS in Accounting from the University of Tennessee.

  • Kyle Burgett
    Director
     150 4th Avenue North
    Nashville, TN 37219
    kyle.burgett@regions.com
    Kyle joined Regions Business Capital in May 2023. His background includes over 12 years of experience in underwriting, structuring, and managing asset-based lending facilities. Kyle has worked for multiple major financial institutions and brings experience working with financial sponsors, intermediaries, large corporate, and middle-market businesses across a broad range of industries. He graduated with honors from Miami University in Oxford, OH with a degree in Finance.

  • Melissa Mok
    Managing Director
    1717 McKinney Ave Suite 150A
    Dallas, TX 75202
    melissa.mok@regions.com
    Melissa has over 25 years of asset-based lending experience in Originations, Underwriting and Portfolio Management. For the last 10 years, she was responsible for ABL Originations at Truist Securities for Lender Finance, Energy and various other industry verticals for the Corporate and Investment bank. Prior to joining Truist, Melissa held portfolio management and underwriting roles at Wells Fargo Capital Finance and Fleet Capital, respectively. Melissa is based in Dallas, Texas and will be responsible for ABL originations for Lender Finance, as well as Corporate Bankers located in Texas, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and Florida.

  • Cecil Noble
    Managing Director
    1180 West Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1000
    Atlanta, GA 30309
    cecil.noble@regions.com
    Cecil joined Regions in April 2015, after 16 years with another major financial institution and its predecessor company. He had also held prior positions in finance and investment banking. Cecil has spent 20+ years working with securitization in various capacities, including underwriting, relationship management and origination for clients across various industries and asset classes. He is responsible for the origination and execution of trade receivable securitization transactions for corporate clients across the Regions’ footprint. Cecil earned a BA in Accounting from Morehouse College and an MBA in Finance from Georgia State University. Cecil also holds the Series 79 and the Series 63 Financial Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities licenses.

  • Daniel J. Wells
    Managing Director
    250 Park Avenue, 6th Floor
    New York, NY 10177
    daniel.wells@regions.com
    Dan joined Regions in December 2010, after almost four years with another major financial institution, where the majority of his tenure was employed in the asset-based lending group. He is responsible for new business development in Supply Chain Finance. Dan's experience includes relationship management, asset-based lending, retail finance, and supply chain finance. He earned his BS in Finance from Auburn University.