Saint Petersburg, Fla (July 1, 2022) – Mark S. Mandula, a recognized global expert in the factoring, supply chain and receivables finance industries has been named senior vice president of United Capital Funding. He will be focusing on new client development and teaching opportunities to promote factoring as a proven approach and solution for business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-government (B2G) small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) globally.
Mandula is a seasoned professional experienced in all major aspects of the industry and has worked for both independent and bank-owned companies. Most recently, he held the position of national sales manager and was formerly managing partner for United, one of the leading B2B and B2G professional firms that provide equitably priced and structured working capital via the collateralization of SME accounts receivables
He is an internationally recognized speaker, author, serial entrepreneur, and servant leader. Prior to joining United Capital in 2000, he was principal and shareholder in an investment banking firm that completed over 200 bank industry mergers and acquisitions over a 20-year span. Following that, he was owner and CEO of a leading credit industry business and was nominated as an Entrepreneur of the Year. He holds an MBA and BBA in Finance and is a 2012 graduate of the Certificate in Private Capital Markets from the Graziadio Graduate School of Business at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Mandula is involved in multiple nonprofit boards including Eckerd College and Tampa Bay Research Institute.
Mandula has participated in over 250 international conferences and has had more than 800 articles published online and ABA Banking Journal, Mergers & Acquisitions, BCR, FCI and other commercial finance global industry trade publications. He was recently an invited presenter at the 22nd Annual RFIx Conference in London and an invited speaker at the largest global conference for the factoring industry; the FCI Annual Meeting held in Washington D.C. last month.
“I am excited for the opportunity to further promote the many financial and strategic advantages of factoring to SMEs, referral sources, financial advisors and others globally in the future,” said Mandula. “Especially in uncertain times like the present, SMEs need a trusted partner like United and we are honored to serve our many clients nationally. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company, a $2.8 billion FDIC-insured commercial bank, we bring unmatched financial strength and professionalism to the industry everyday.”
He can be reached at (727) 894-8232, by email at [email protected], or by cell at (727) 424-1569. Additional information on the B2B and B2G working capital solutions offered to SMEs by United since 1997 can be found on its website, www.ucfunding.com.
About United Capital Funding Group, LLC.
United Capital Funding Group, LLC. (UCF) is one of the nation’s leading providers of working capital finance, having successfully provided collateral from most Fortune 500 companies.
For more than 20 years, UCF has offered professional B2B and B2G funding through accounts receivable financing, credit insurance coverage and efficient accounts receivable management.
UCF has headquarters in Florida with offices in Tennessee and Illinois. UCF is a subsidiary of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company, an FDIC-insured commercial bank. For more information, please visit our website at www.ucfunding.com.