Malvern, Pa. (May 8, 2024) – Meridian Bank announced the appointment of Christopher E. McDermott to the position of Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending. He’ll join other members of the Meridian Commercial Lending Team in serving business customers in Bucks and Montgomery Counties.
Chris began his long banking career right out of high school. He started as a clerk at Girard Bank and advanced through that organization while he simultaneously earned his degree in finance from LaSalle College. Moving from branch manager into commercial lending, he was a lender for both large and small institutions during the extended period of mergers and acquisitions in the Philadelphia region. He brings his breadth of expertise in establishing, building and leading commercial lending teams to his position at Meridian.