40-year ABL executive Mike Knuckles to lead metro Atlanta office serving U.S. South

GULFPORT, Miss. (April 3, 2023)—Hancock Whitney has established a new companywide asset based lending (ABL) division primarily serving 12 states across the southern United States. Mike Knuckles, an asset based lending executive with decades of industry experience, will lead the line of business based in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, and direct all recruiting and hiring.

After two years’ of virtual celebrations, SFNet is happy to announce that its 40 Under 40 Awards 2022 are back in person this year on June 16, 2022, at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. The evening will offer great networking opportunities while honoring the secured finance industry’s rising stars.

Nominations for the 2022 40U40 Awards are open until today, February 8, 2022. The SFNet 40 Under 40 Award Committee Chair will again be Stewart-Hayes, managing director, Wells Fargo Capital Finance. The judging Committee also consists of Betty Hernandez, EVP & chief credit officer, SLR Business Credit; David B. Kurzweil, co-chair, Global Restructuring & Bankruptcy Chair National Financial Institutions, Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Hamid R. Namazie, partner, McGuireWoods LLP; Candice Hubert, SVP, Business Development, Republic Business Credit; Paula Currie, SVP, internal controls director, PNC Business Credit; and Caitlin Sanders, managing director, Origination, Callodine Commercial Finance.  This will be the first year as judges for Currie and Sanders. 

Here's what you'll need to know if you're thinking of nominating someone.