Managing Director and Chief Sales Officer for CIT Bank – Small Business Lending

Todd Harrington is Managing Director and Chief Sales Officer for CIT Bank – Small Business Lending, a division of CIT Group Inc. He is responsible for driving growth, increasing sales and transforming the sales organization with innovative Go-to-Market strategies in today’s rapidly changing marketplace.

Areas of expertise:

Small business and middle market lending; SBA loans

Sales management

Financing solutions for commercial real estate, business and practice acquisitions

Process improvement

Strategy development and product management

Harrington joined CIT in January of 2007. Prior to CIT, Harrington was Executive Director, National Sales for Morgan Stanley’s Commercial Financial Services (CFS) division. At CFS, Harrington had national responsibility for sales staff and strategy in support of small business and middle-market focused lending products. Previously at Morgan Stanley, Harrington served as the national Director of Business Advisory Services for the small and mid-sized business clients of the firm.

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Harrington held several VP level banking positions at Chase Manhattan Bank/Chemical Bank, where he originated and syndicated leveraged buyouts and traditional middle market and small business banking transactions starting in 1992 when he graduated from Chemical Bank’s Credit Training Program. Harrington holds a BS in Management from Binghamton University.

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Members of the press who have an interest in speaking with this executive can contact curt.ritter@cit.com .