Celtic Bank Announces Christy J. Lester as VP, SBA & USDA Business Development Officer for the Southern California Region

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Celtic Bank recently announced that it has hired Christy J. Lester as VP, SBA & USDA Business Development Officer for the Southern California region. "We are thrilled to add Christy to the Celtic Bank team. Her expertise and years of experience in SBA and USDA lending will be instrumental in helping Celtic to further our commitment to small businesses around the country," said Craig R. Calafati, Senior Vice President and National Sales Manager of Celtic Bank.

Lester has over 15 years of operation and sales experience in the commercial lending industry. While based out of San Diego County, CA, she has funded $113 million in SBA and USDA loans nationwide since 2006.

In her former position she was awarded the President Club Award three years in a row. Reese Howell, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Celtic Bank, feels that "Hiring someone with her experience, production record, and reputation is a major win for Celtic Bank."

Headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT, Celtic Bank supports customers throughout the country and is a leading provider of small business, real estate and construction loans. Celtic Bank is an Equal Housing, SBA Preferred, and FHA lender and deposits are insured by the FDIC.  For more information, visit www.celticbank.com.

CONTACT: Alfred Quinn, 1-801-320-6569, [email protected]

SOURCE Celtic Bank

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