Bank Hires Leader to Expand Commercial Real
Estate Segment
FAIRFAX,
Va., July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Freedom Bank of Virginia ("Freedom Bank") announced today
that it has hired Jeffrey Aleshire
as Senior Vice President and Commercial Real Estate Practice
Leader. In his role, Jeff will lead the Commercial Real Estate Team
and will plan, direct, organize and carry out growth strategies to
best serve clients in the commercial and investor residential real
estate segments. He will be responsible for managing and expanding
existing client relationships, as well as developing new lead
relationships. Jeff will play an active role in representing
Freedom Bank in industry trade groups and community organizations
within the real estate industry.
"We are pleased to welcome Jeff Aleshire to Freedom Bank.
Jeff is an experienced banker with extensive commercial real estate
expertise and a great advisor to clients and mentor to colleagues.
I have had the pleasure of previously working with Jeff and have
seen first-hand the level of client service and industry knowledge
he brings to our company and our clients. We have conservatively
managed the bank's financial position and have capacity for
additional commercial real estate exposure when other banks are
pulling back and view this as an opportunistic time to grow our
real estate loan portfolio. Jeff will define the segments and
develop the relationships to grow this important segment of our
bank," said Joe Thomas, President
and CEO.
"As I begin this new journey with Freedom Bank, I am excited to
be part of a team that is committed to growing its real estate
business in a strategic fashion with high quality real estate
development firms in Northern
Virginia and the Greater DC Region. With Freedom Bank's
dedication to innovation and customer-centric solutions, I look
forward to leveraging my expertise to help our clients achieve
their commercial real estate goals and build a long-term banking
partnership," said Jeff
Aleshire.
Jeff was most recently Managing Director of Commercial Real
Estate at Burke & Herbert Bank
where he was responsible for business development within the
commercial real estate space, portfolio administration, and credit
risk management. Prior to Burke & Herbert Bank, he was Senior Credit Officer at
Bay Bank, FSB where he played a critical role in overseeing
the credit risk management function of the bank and ensuring the
integrity and profitability of its lending operations. Jeff has an
undergraduate degree in Economics and Business Administration from
the Randolph-Macon College and a Master
of Science in Finance from Loyola
University of Maryland.
About Freedom Bank
The Freedom Bank of Virginia is
a next-generation community bank, headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, offering commercial
banking, personal banking, and mortgage banking solutions using
banker expertise and innovative technology to build lead
relationships with clients. Focusing on businesses, real estate
owners, and professionals, Freedom Bank concentrates on key
industry verticals to deliver unique, sector-specific solutions to
help clients meet their goals and realize their dreams. Freedom
Bank has sales office locations in Fairfax, Vienna, Reston, Manassas, and Chantilly, VA. For information about Freedom
Bank, visit our website at www.freedom.bank.
Contact:
Joseph J.
Thomas
President & Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 703-667-4161
Email: jthomas@freedom.bank
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