Clayton's Enterprise Bank & Trust Names Business Finance Group Team

Clayton-based has developed a Business Finance Group aimed at assisting businesses with asset-based lending services, the company announced Wednesday in a news release.

The new group will be based at the company's Clayton office and serve St. Louis, Kansas City and Phoenix.

The following people will work as part of the group:

• Executive Vice President Daniel Fridrich, a he graduate of Washington University's MBA program, will lead the group. He has been in banking since 1980, when he worked for the Mercantile Trust Company. He also has worked with Bank of New England, Mark Twain Bancshares and the former Southwest Bank. He has been of member of the National Commercial Finance Association Board of Directors for the last 15 years and is a member of the Association for Corporate Growth.

• Senior Vice President Dennis Hunter is a certified public accountant who has worked with Touche Ross and Co., The Bank of New England, Mark Twain Bancshares and Southwest Bank. He is a member of the Commercial Finance Association and is active in Habitat for Humanity.

• Senior Vice President James Hynes is a certified public accountant who started his career in 1975. He has worked for Price Waterhouse Coopers and Southwest Bank, and as chief financial officer for several St. Louis companies. He holds an MBA from Washington University, attended the University of Missouri and is active in Habitat for Humanity.

• Christina Maurer will serve as the group's commercial loan coordinator.