Bank Leumi USA (BLUSA) has appointed Sanjay Sinha as vice president. Sinha will be headquartered in BLUSA’s Northern California office in Palo Alto where he will focus on food and wine lending.
Previously, Sinha was with Rabobank International in San Francisco where he was vice president and relationship manager, responsible for a large loan portfolio in the food sector. Sinha also worked as a financial services manager at Coca-Cola in Atlanta were he identified and created global and regional business alliances with suppliers. Prior to that he worked at Yasuda Trust & Banking Company, Ltd., also in Atlanta.
“We are pleased that such an experienced lender has chosen to join our expanding team. We expect him to have an immediate and positive impact on our activities in the food and wine industry in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest,” said Uzi Rosen, chief executive officer of Bank Leumi USA.
“Mr. Sinha will focus on answering the needs of middle market companies in the San Francisco Bay area and beyond including importers and exporters, manufacturers, distributors and retailers. We feel there are many businesses in this area who can benefit from doing business with our institution,” added Boaz Blumovitz, first vice president and head of the Palo Alto office.