Taylor Materna
About Taylor Materna
Taylor Materna is the Managing Director at First Financial Bank in Cincinnati, Ohio, with extensive experience in finance and underwriting.
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Taylor Materna currently holds the position of Managing Director at First Financial Bank in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
Current Role at First Financial Bank
Since June 2022, Taylor Materna has been serving as the Managing Director at First Financial Bank. In this role, they provide senior secured financing for lower middle market companies. Projects include leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, refinancings, and dividend recapitalizations. Materna collaborates with funded, independent and family office sponsors, as well as existing management teams across the United States.
Previous Experience
Before assuming the role of Managing Director, Taylor Materna accumulated extensive experience at First Financial Bank in various capacities. From 2019 to 2022, Materna served as Vice President - Business Capital. Prior to that, they worked as an Underwriter - Specialty Credit from 2016 to 2019 and as a Business Capital Collateral Analyst from 2015 to 2016. Additionally, Materna has experience as an account manager and account specialist at PRN Funding from 2010 to 2015. Earlier in their career, they provided IT support at Miami University for three years.
Education and Expertise
Taylor Materna holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Miami University, where they studied from 2006 to 2010. Their educational background, combined with extensive industry experience, equips them with expertise in leveraged finance originations and portfolio management. Materna has also worked as a specialty credit underwriter and specialty credit analyst.