Niamh Kristufek Joins First Business Bank As President of Specialty Finance
MADISON, WI - February 13, 2025 - First Business Bank welcomes Niamh Kristufek to its parent company, First Business Financial Services, Inc., as President - Specialty Finance.
With extensive financial services experience, Niamh provides strategic guidance and expertise to our Accounts Receivable Financing, Equipment Financing, and Floorplan Financing, and SBA Lending teams. Her banking career includes leadership roles at BMO U.S., where she served as Head of U.S. Specialty Sales and Head of U.S. Business Banking. With over two decades of financial services experience, Niamh has developed deep expertise in portfolio management, commercial lending, and risk management, consistently delivering client-focused solutions while maintaining a balanced approach to risk assessment.
Niamh holds an MBA in Finance and Strategy from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a bachelor's degree in Economics from Lake Forest College. She volunteers on the Board of Directors of Envision Unlimited, a social services organization dedicated to promoting choice, independence, and community integration for Chicagoans with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
About First Business Bank
First Business Bank® specializes in Business Banking, including Commercial Banking and Specialty Finance, Private Wealth, and Bank Consulting services, and through its refined focus delivers unmatched expertise, accessibility, and responsiveness. Specialty Finance solutions are delivered through First Business Bank’s wholly owned subsidiary First Business Specialty Finance, LLC®. First Business Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of First Business Financial Services, Inc®. (Nasdaq: FBIZ). For additional information, visit firstbusiness.bank. Member FDIC