State Bank Financial Corporation, the holding company for State Bank and Trust Company, announced the addition of Ryan Stoll as an SBA banker in Atlanta.
 
Stoll will be responsible for assisting small business clients in securing SBA financing for franchise projects, completing commercial owner occupied real estate projects, realizing business acquisitions and partner buyout projects, expanding their business and acquiring equipment loans.
 
“Ryan is an outstanding addition to our robust team of SBA bankers,” said Alan Thomes, President of SBA Banking for State Bank. “With a decade of banking experience in the state of Georgia, Ryan understands the financial needs of small business owners in this community. That experience will enable him to best serve business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals in each of our key markets, strengthening our presence and capabilities across Georgia and beyond.”
 
With 10 years of banking experience, Stoll specializes in business acquisitions lending, franchise lending and commercial real estate lending through the SBA loan programs. Stoll spent nearly half of his career in SBA banking at a multinational financial services company. There, he closed $12.9 million in loans in 2016 and $15 million in loans in 2017, with $8.6 million in the pipeline at year-end. Before this, Stoll gained experience in SBA banking, business banking, sales, asset management and financial analyses at multiple community banks across the state of Georgia.
 
“State Bank’s SBA lending practice has a deep appreciation and understanding of the vital role of small businesses in fueling local economies, and I’m thrilled to join this highly experienced team,” said Stoll. “I look forward to serving the financial needs of hardworking business owners as they work towards achieving their goals and growing their companies.”
 
Stoll received his bachelor’s degree in finance from Georgia State University and is a member of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors. He currently resides in Roswell, Georgia with his wife and three daughters.