EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS – March 14, 2022 – Midland Equipment Finance, a division of Midland States Bank, is pleased to announce that Julie Pray has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations. In this role, Pray leads the strategy and management of loan operations, transaction coordination, funding and customer experience.
“Julie has been a key member of our leadership team since our formation in 2018,” said Fred Van Etten, President of Midland Equipment Finance. “She has the keen ability to recognize opportunities to streamline processes, leverage technology to better serve our customers and empower her team to achieve both collective and individual goals. I’m excited to see the impact she has on our continued growth in her expanded role.”
With over 18 years of industry experience, Pray has served in leadership positions with several equipment finance organizations prior to joining Midland. In 2019, Pray was recognized by The Monitor as one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Leasing.”
Midland Equipment Finance, a top 50 bank equipment finance company, provides streamlined equipment loans and leases to clients nationwide for a variety of asset types and industries, including construction, manufacturing, forestry and logging, transportation, specialty vehicles, environmental and waste and healthcare. To learn more, visit www.midlandef.com.
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About Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
Midland States Bancorp, Inc. is a community-based financial holding company headquartered in Effingham, Illinois, and is the sole shareholder of Midland States Bank. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had total assets of approximately $7.44 billion, and its Wealth Management Group had assets under administration of approximately $4.22 billion. Midland provides a full range of commercial and consumer banking products and services and business equipment financing, merchant credit card services, trust and investment management, insurance and financial planning services. For additional information, visit https://www.midlandsb.com/ or https://www.linkedin.com/company/midland-states-bank.