New York – August 24, 2021: SMBC, a member of SMBC Group, announced today that Tina Beckberger has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Leasing at SMBC Rail Services LLC. Tina, who served as Vice President of Portfolio Management for SMBC Rail Services for the last five years, will lead the Commercial and Customer Service Teams.
“Tina has been an instrumental senior member of the Rail Services team since she joined, and we are excited she is taking on this new leadership role,” said Michael McCarthy, President and CEO, SMBC Rail Services. “Tina is well respected in the industry and a natural fit for this position. Her promotion is yet another tangible example of our strong pipeline of senior talent, ready to take on new leadership roles within our organization. With Tina’s continued meaningful contributions, we look forward to seeing our business continue to grow.”
Tina joined SMBC Rail Services in 2016 as Vice President, Portfolio Management, where she led a team responsible for overall portfolio strategy, pricing, and secondary market transactions. Prior to joining SMBC Rail Services, Tina spent 16 years at General Electric (GE), with most of her time spent with the GE Rail Services business, where she held a variety of operations, quality, asset management, and marketing roles. She was also with Wells Fargo Rail as a Vice President, Business Intelligence and led the Product Management team.
Tina holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.
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About SMBC Group
SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 140 offices and 86,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges. As of March 31, 2021, its total assets were $2.10 trillion.
In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients.
It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC Rail Services LLC, Manufacturers Bank, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.