About
Karen Szafraniec began her career in 1999 in the First American Bank Operations Program before moving to its Commercial Loan Department in roles including Commercial Loan Officer and ABL Operations Manager. She later managed asset based lending operations at American Chartered Bank and served as Operations Manager for the ABL and Factoring departments at Gibraltar Business Capital. At SG Credit Partners she is Managing Director overseeing operations for the Consumer Products and Commercial Finance divisions, and she holds a BS in Finance and Economics from DePaul University.
Invests in
Fintech
Experience
- SG Consumer ProductsManaging Directorcurrent2025 — present
- SG Consumer ProductsVP, Operations2018 — 2025
- Gibraltar Business CapitalOperations Manager2017 — 2018
- Gibraltar Business CapitalAVP, Collateral Analyst Team Lead2017
- American Chartered Bank is now MB Financial2nd VP & Supervisor, Asset Based Lending2010 — 2016Schaumburg, IL
- First American BankAssistant VP & Supervisor, Asset Based Lending Operations1999 — 2010Elk Grove Village, IL
Education
- DePaul UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance and Economics1995 — 1999
Skills & more
Jack HenryManagement4Supervisory Skills4Microsoft OfficeAsset Based Lending5Banking4Loans4Credit5Portfolio ManagementCommercial Banking2Financial Analysis2Loan Documents
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Collateral ManagementCollateralCommercial LendingAccounts Payable & ReceivableInventory AnalysisTime ManagementStucky SoftwareFiservCredit AnalysisFinanceUnderwritingAsset ManagementLanguages English
From Karen's professional profile.
Colleagues at SG Credit Partners
Alex Godinez
Operations Manager at SG Credit Partners
Andrew Hettinger
Chief Investment Officer at SG Credit Partners
Andrew Nesbitt
Vice President at SG Credit Partners
Bill Drmacich
Managing Director at SG Credit Partners
Carlos Tan
Managing Director at SG Credit Partners
Charlie Perer
Head of Originations at SG Credit Partners
Chris MacDonald
Senior Advisor at SG Credit Partners
Claire McNamara
Director at SG Credit Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Karen Szafraniec work?
- Karen Szafraniec is Managing Director at SG Credit Partners.
- What does Karen Szafraniec invest in?
- Karen Szafraniec invests in Fintech.
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