Brandon Barr is Head of Business Development and Strategy for Asset-Based Lending at CIBC. He manages a team of senior business development professionals and underwriters who work with privately-held or sponsor-backed, middle-market companies currently experiencing growth and/or a transition in their business lifecycle. In addition, Brandon provides strategic guidance in designing the group’s external marketing strategy and alignment with internal commercial banking teams that partner with asset-based lending. Brandon has amassed nearly 20 years of experience providing guidance to companies and individuals relating to their financing needs. Prior to joining the CIBC Asset-based Lending team in his current role, Brandon led originations for the Commercial Finance division within the Specialty Finance Unit at CIBC and its predecessor, The PrivateBank. In a prior role, he worked in the Special Assets Group for Bank of America.