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Red Oak Names 25-Year CRE Finance Veteran as President, COO
Grand Rapids, MI-based commercial real estate finance company Red Oak has named Paul Cleary as president and COO. Cleary brings nearly 25 years’ national CRE lending experience, holding leadership positions at lenders including securitization, private credit and regulated institutions.
Red Oak’s CEO Gary Bechtel said, “Throughout Paul’s 25 years in commercial real estate, he has become an expert in many facets of the industry. We believe Paul will increase production efficiency at Red Oak by implementing his knowledge in operational tools and information systems, as well as team and portfolio management.”
Before joining Red Oak, Cleary most recently served in a leadership role at Parkview Financial, a national private mid-market commercial real estate lender specializing in construction lending. Previously he was COO at Money360, a mid-balance bridge lender, where he was instrumental in developing the company’s technology platform and implementing operational efficiencies.
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