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Mark

Bearden

SVP, CITY NATIONAL & RBC SUPPORT DIVISIONS

Email | 585-880-1572 | LinkedIn

Mark leads the City National & RBC Support Divisions at First American.

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Mark's mission is to support his team in delivering financing solutions that drive business growth for clients of City National Bank and RBC. He finds it rewarding to work alongside clients on equipment purchases that will improve efficiencies and lead to business expansion.

Mark began his career at First American in 2007, and in addition to his role in business development and sales management, he spent time in operations, credit and syndications. He has extensive experience working with City National's primary lines of business including Commercial, Entertainment, Private, Specialty, Corporate and Personal & Business Banking as well as RBC's Capital Markets, Corporate Client Group and Commercial Banking business lines. Throughout his time building relationships with both banks, he has originated over $2.5 billion in new leases and loans and manages a portfolio of over $1 billion in assets. 

His hard work and dedication to his team and clients has resulted in him recieving First American's highest honor, the Chairman's Award, in 2021, and being nominated as a finalist six times prior. He also received Sales Person of the Year in 2017 and 2018.

WHAT CLIENTS SAY...

MORE ABOUT MARK

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance from St. John Fisher College
  • MBA from the University of Rochester

Outside of Work:

Originally from Rochester, NY, he currently lives in Jersey City, NJ with his wife. In their free time, they enjoy biking along the Hudson River and traveling overseas.

Mark Bearden

SVP, CITY NATIONAL & RBC SUPPORT DIVISIONS

Email | 585-880-1572 | LinkedIn

Mark leads the City National & RBC Support Divisions at First American.

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Mark Bearden’s professional portrait

Mark's mission is to support his team in delivering financing solutions that drive business growth for clients of City National Bank and RBC. He finds it rewarding to work alongside clients on equipment purchases that will improve efficiencies and lead to business expansion.

In 2007, he began his career at First American and has spent time in operations, credit and syndications in addition to his role in business development and sales management. He has extensive experience working with City National's primary lines of business including Commercial, Entertainment, Private, Specialty, Corporate and Personal & Business Banking as well as RBC's Capital Markets, Corporate Client Group and Commercial Banking business lines. Throughout his time building relationships with both banks, he has originated over $2.5 billion in new leases and loans and manages a portfolio of over $1 billion in assets. 

His hard work and dedication to his team and clients has resulted in him recieving First American's highest honor, the Chairman's Award, in 2021, and being nominated as a finalist six times prior. He also received Sales Person of the Year in 2017 and 2018.

WHAT CLIENTS SAY...

MORE ABOUT MARK

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance from St. John Fisher College
  • MBA from the University of Rochester

Outside of Work:

Originally from Rochester, NY, he currently lives in Jersey City, NJ with his wife. In their free time, they enjoy biking along the Hudson River and traveling overseas.