Barbara Massignani Wurtz

About Barbara Massignani Wurtz

Experienced Senior Commercial Finance Manager and expert Communication Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. Skilled in both Sales & Credit Underwriting of Commercial Real Estate (D&I and Ground-Up Construction), Commercial Lending (ABL, Account Receivable Finance, M&A, and C&I). Expert Business Process Manager with the ability to develop and implement process workflows & improvements. Tenured Enterprise Risk Manager with solid understanding of AML/KYC, BSA, and a propensity for background investigations & problem resolutions. Dynamic team leader with a broad cultural background and an enthusiasm for guiding and developing team members. A trustworthy client advisor and skilled deal negotiator. Overall, an avid learner with the innate ability to tackle challenges both analytically and with an out-of-the box approach.

Experience

1. SVP, Director of Commercial Underwriting, California

   Comerica Bank

   Jul 2023 — Present · Orange County, CA, US

   Lead the California commercial underwriting department, 68 colleagues - located in Costa Mesa and San Jose.Responsible for the leadership and development of seven managers and teams performing credit underwriting for California Middle Market & Film Finance and national specialty businesses including Technology & Life Sciences, Equity Fund Services, Commercial Real Estate, National Dealer Services, as well as Comerica\'s Commercial Banking Development Program

Education

• University of Maryland

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Pre-Medicine/Psychology

• The University of Texas at Dallas

  MBA candidate, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services