
October 14, 2026
Regions Bank has announced its Materials and Infrastructure Group to serve those specific industries. It will work under the Corporate Banking team and is part of the overall Specialized Industries Group, according to a press release.
The group will manage heavy equipment, building products, corrugated packaging, can, glass, and metal packaging and specialty materials.
Ryan Franco will lead the group and will report to Leo Loughead, head of Specialized Industry Group.
"The Materials and Infrastructure Group is an important expansion of our Corporate Banking solutions, further enabling Regions to provide holistic, industry-specific support to clients," Loughead said in the release. "Ryan Franco knows Regions' relationship-based approach to client support, and he knows the Regions culture. We are proud to expand his role to help us deliver more solutions to companies in these industries and introduce new clients to Regions Bank's relationship-based approach to supporting clients' growth."