08:45 AM EDT, 09/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- TD Bank Group (TD.TO, TD) on Thursday appointed Andy Bregenzer and Jill Gateman as Co-Heads of U.S. Commercial Banking.

The appointments follow the announcement of Chris Giamo's retirement.

In the newly established positions, Bregenzer and Gateman will jointly lead all areas of the Commercial Bank in the U.S. Bregenzer will focus primarily on Regional Commercial Bank, including Small Business. Gateman will lead TD Bank's National Commercial Banking effort, including Middle Market, Sponsor-Backed Finance and TD's other Specialty Lending lines of business. Gateman will also continue to partner with TD Securities and TD Cowen to focus on delivering advisory and investment banking services to TD's Commercial Banking clients and prospects.

Bregenzer has been in commercial banking for nearly 30 years, with the past two decades at TD. Since 2016, he has served as EVP, Regional President for TD's NY Metro, which includes New York State, as well as the regions of Northern New Jersey and Fairfield County, CT.

Gateman joined TD in 2023 to lead TD's Middle Market, Asset-Based and Sponsor-Backed Finance business segments.