Regions Business Capital Leadership Team

The Regions Business Capital Leadership Team has the experience and market knowledge to come up with truly innovative financing solutions for the needs of large corporate and middle-market borrowers. This group of seasoned financial professionals is focused on using their wide range of industry experience to deliver solutions in asset-backed financing.

Regions Business Capital
1180 West Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 1000
Atlanta, GA 30309 

Courtney Jeans
Head of Regions Business Capital
courtney.jeans@regions.com
Courtney Jeans is executive managing director and head of Regions Business Capital. Courtney joined Regions Business Capital in January 2022. With nearly 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, Courtney's career has focused on lending activities within the middle-market and large corporate sectors in both banking and specialty finance, where he has held positions in business development, portfolio management and risk management. Courtney earned a BS and MBA from the University of Texas at Austin with a concentration in Finance and Marketing. He holds series 79, 63, and 24 security licenses.

Amy Barrentine
Head of Originations
amy.barrentine@regions.com
Amy Barrentine is managing director and head of Regions Business Capital originations. She is responsible for leading the Regions Business Capital origination team nationally. Amy joined Regions Business Capital in June 2022, bringing over 30 years of banking experience primarily in asset-based lending, with the majority of her career focused on origination and underwriting. Amy’s experience spans several major financial institutions. She earned a BA from Mercer University and holds series 79, 63, and 24 security licenses.

Barry Bobrow
Head of Credit Markets
barry.bobrow@regions.com
Barry Bobrow is a managing director and head of credit markets for Regions Business Capital. Barry is a widely respected thought leader in middle-market leveraged finance and asset-based lending. He joined Regions Business Capital in November 2022, bringing 37 years of banking experience, most of it as a debt capital markets professional, primarily in leveraged lending and supply chain finance. Barry has managed highly successful loan syndication teams at several large banks. He has been deeply involved in the asset-based lending market for many years and is currently the First Vice President of the Secured Finance Network. (SFNet). Barry is also a past board member of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA). Barry is the creator and Chairman of the Asset-Based Capital Conference (ABCC), an SFNet sponsored conference focusing on the middle-market leveraged and asset-based markets, now in its 15th year. In 2021, Barry was inducted into the SFNet Hall of Fame. Barry has a BA in Economics and an MBA in Finance, both from the University of Michigan. He holds series 79, 63, and 24 security licenses. 

Alan Schnacke
Co-Head of Portfolio Management
alan.schnacke@regions.com
Alan Schnacke is managing director and co-head of portfolio management for Regions Business Capital. He is responsible for oversight of the core Regions Business Capital portfolio, which includes teams that handle relationship management across the footprint. Alan joined Regions in May 2008, after 11 years with two previous major financial institutions. His experience includes business development and portfolio management in asset-based lending, leveraged finance, loan workouts, private equity group lending, large corporate and middle-market lending, and energy finance. He earned a BBA in Accounting from Texas A&M University, is a certified public accountant and holds series 79 and 63 security licenses.

Jim Anderson
Co-Head of Portfolio Management
jim.anderson@regions.com
Jim Anderson is managing director and co-head of portfolio management for Regions Business Capital. He is responsible for oversight of the core Regions Business Capital portfolio, which includes teams that handle relationship management across the footprint. Jim joined Regions in April 2010, after 23 years of corporate lending and public accounting experience. His previous lending roles include business development, underwriting and portfolio management within asset-based lending, leveraged finance and loan workouts. He earned a BBA in Accountancy from DePaul University and holds his Series 79 and 63 security licenses.

James (Jim) Barwis
Head of Specialty Portfolio
james.barwis@regions.com
Jim joined Regions in August 2009, bringing 23 years of corporate lending experience. He is responsible for the Lender Finance portfolio, including new business development. Most of his career has been spent in business development and relationship management roles, serving middle market and large corporate clients. His background includes asset-based lending, leveraged finance, capital markets, and restructuring. Jim earned a BBA in Finance from Texas A&M University.

C. Mark Smith
Head of Underwriting
mark.c.smith@regions.com
Mark Smith is managing director and head of underwriting for Regions Business Capital. He has oversight of all new portfolio underwriting. Mark joined Regions in April 2008, bringing more than 20 years of diversified financial experience. Prior to joining Regions, Mark held leadership positions with other large financial institutions. His background includes asset-based lending, leveraged finance, workouts, middle-market lending, auditing and collateral examination. Mark was also the director of financial reporting for a publicly traded retailer and a manager at a large public accounting firm. He earned a BS in Commerce with a concentration in Accounting from the University of Virginia.

Sharon S. Cobb
Chief Operations Officer
sharon.cobb@regions.com
Sharon Cobb is senior vice president and Regions Business Capital chief operations officer. She is responsible for oversight of all Regions Business Capital operations. Sharon joined Regions Business Capital in 2008, after 22 years with another major financial institution. Her experience spans asset-based lending; financial analysis and forecasting for retail, wealth, business banking, commercial middle-market, and real estate lines of business; operational compliance; and loss prevention. Sharon earned a BS in Accounting from the University of Tennessee.

Shonda Duffey
Head of Customer Service & Operations
shonda.duffey@regions.com
Shonda Duffey is vice president and head of customer service and operations for Regions Business Capital and leads teams in Atlanta and Birmingham. Shonda joined Regions Business Capital in July 2023. With nearly 26 years of experience in the financial services industry, Shonda’s career has focused on operations, originations, customer service, and middle-market international service & onboarding. Shonda earned a BS from Benedictine University and Executive MBA from University of Texas at Arlington.

Fred Cecil
Head of Regions Business Capital Credit
fred.cecil@regions.com
Fred Cecil is senior vice president and head of Regions Business Capital credit. He is responsible for credit oversight of the Regions Business Capital portfolio. Fred joined Regions Business Capital as head of credit in July 2017, after holding various credit leadership roles at Regions over 10 years, including credit executive for Regional Corporate Banking. Fred came to Regions with over 29 years of banking experience from another major financial institution. His background includes business unit management, relationship management, and risk management in the areas of retail, small business, asset-based lending and corporate lending. Fred earned a BA in Accounting from Duke University.