Alerus Financial Corporation Names Ryan Goldberg as Chief Revenue Officer
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (March 10, 2020) – Alerus Financial Corporation (“Alerus”) (Nasdaq: ALRS) announced today that Ryan Goldberg will join Alerus as executive vice president and Alerus’ first Chief Revenue Officer, effective March 31, 2020. An accomplished financial executive, Mr. Goldberg brings more than 25 years of successful sales and business leadership to Alerus. He previously served as executive vice president and director of retail banking at Flagstar Bancorp. Prior to Flagstar, Mr. Goldberg served in various roles at Regions Bank for over two decades. These roles included executive vice president and head of priority banking (mass affluent) and branch small business; executive vice president and president of Southwest Florida; and consumer banking executive of Southwest Florida. Mr. Goldberg has extensive experience in sales and product management, client segmentation, and driving growth through client expansion and acquisition strategies. Mr. Goldberg will oversee all revenue-related functions at Alerus, including sales and business development, product and services management, client segmentation, and client servicing.
“Ryan’s ability to drive revenue across multiple business lines combined with his strategic focus to align teams around client segments makes him an excellent addition to our senior executive team,” said Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Randy Newman. “We recently raised $62.8 million in capital through our initial public offering and became Nasdaq listed. Ryan joins our company at a very important time as we grow and further develop our client-focused business model of working holistically with clients.”
Mr. Goldberg received a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Florida State University. He and his family will relocate to the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. metropolitan area.
About Alerus Financial Corporation
Alerus Financial Corporation, through its subsidiary Alerus Financial, N.A., offers business and consumer banking products and services, residential mortgage financing, employer-sponsored retirement plan and benefit administration, and wealth management including trust, brokerage, insurance, and asset management. Alerus Financial banking and wealth management offices are located in Grand Forks and Fargo, N.D., the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. metropolitan area, and Scottsdale and Mesa, Ariz. Alerus Retirement and Benefits plan administration offices are located in St. Paul and Albert Lea, Minn., East Lansing and Troy, Mich., and Bedford, N.H.
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