J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking has hired Matt Hamilton as a managing director and coverage manager for one of its Equipment Finance businesses. In this role, Hamilton will lead the originations team working with bankers and clients across J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking’s Corporate Client Banking group, which serves corporations with annual revenues of about $500 million and above. Hamilton, who is based in Charlotte, will report to Linda Redding, Head of Equipment Finance for J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking.

Hamilton joins J.P. Morgan with more than three decades of equipment finance expertise, including significant experience in originating, structuring and executing complex transactions for midsize and large corporations. He previously held equipment finance leadership roles focused in the large corporate arena at Wells Fargo and most recently worked with senior management at CSI Leasing on building global relationships.

Prior to entering equipment finance, Hamilton served as a First Lieutenant in the US Army with the 82nd Airborne Division and was a Captain in the Army Reserves. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the Virginia Military Institute and his MBA from Wake Forest University.