Patrick Ellis Joins TD Bank as Vice President, Business Development Officer in SBA Lending for Orlando and Daytona Metro Regions

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WINTER PARK, Fla. (January 7, 2013) – TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, has named Patrick H. Ellis as Vice President, Business Development Officer for Small Business Administration (SBA) Lending in Winter Park, Fla. He is responsible for originating SBA/USDA government guaranteed loans throughout Central Florida, including the Orlando and Daytona Metro areas.

Ellis has 17 years of experience in banking, finance and lending. Prior to joining TD Bank, he served as a Commercial Lending Officer at Centennial Bank in Winter Park. Before that, Ellis served as a Business Banking and SBA Specialist at Old Florida National Bank, also in Winter Park.

A resident of Oviedo, Fla., Ellis is a member of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), the Central Florida Commercial Realtors Association and the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce. He is a 1996 graduate of the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

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