Red Oak Capital Holdings, LLC, a national commercial real estate finance company headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI has appointed CRE finance veteran Stratos Athanassiades as Regional Manager – Midwest. Based in Chicago and with extensive experience across the CRE finance spectrum, he will originate bridge loans while cultivating and building relationships within the mortgage banking and brokerage community of the region.
CEO Gary Bechtel expressed his confidence in Stratos’ ability to be an excellent asset to their team: “Stratos brings valuable insight and expertise to our growing company with his deep knowledge of the industry, ability to cultivate strong relationships, and track record of identifying & structuring sophisticated financing solutions”.
Athanassiades most recently was a Managing Director at Verus Commercial Real Estate Finance – a nationwide balance sheet bridge lender – after holding leadership roles with Money360; Alliant Credit Union; Business Partners LLC; MetLife & Wachovia Securities.
