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First Chicago Bank Names Former LaSalle Bank Team to Asset Based Lending Group
June 10, 2008

First Chicago Bank & Trust says that a team of five former ABN AMRO/LaSalle Bank executives led by John Littrell has joined First Chicago’s asset-based lending group. John Littrell was named senior vice president of asset-based lending. Andrew Bennett, James Low and Joseph Ach were each named vice president of asset based lending. Also joining the group is Christine Kiessling, who was named commercial banking assistant.

 
Before joining First Chicago, Littrell was division manager Metropolitan Banking/ABL at LaSalle Bank.  A 21-year veteran of the finance industry, he began his career at Fidelcor Business Credit Corp., where he served in a variety of roles during his 10-year tenure there.  

Bennett previously was vice president, relationship manager for LaSalle Bank. Throughout his 11-year banking career, he also worked for The CIT Group and the Northern Trust Co.

Low, a 10 year veteran, previously was vice president, relationship manager for LaSalle Bank. Prior to joining LaSalle, he was an assistant vice president and portfolio analyst for Citigroup Private Banking/Smith Barney.  

 Ach previously was assistant vice president and relationship manager at LaSalle Bank, which he joined in 2001 as a credit analyst.  

Kiessling was senior administrative assistant in the Asset-Based Lending Group of LaSalle Bank.

 
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