Nelli Teplinsky has ben appointed as group director and senior vice president and Natalie Leviev, was appointed as enior client associate. They both will be based out of the bank’s Park Avenue office in Manhattan.
Both Teplinsky and Leviev will join from HSBC’s Park Avenue branch where Teplinsky was a vice president, senior premier relationship manager for 10 years. Previously, she was a banker at Fleet Bank USA. Her banking career spans 20 years.
Leviev, who spent four years working with Teplinsky, was most recently a premier client officer, having been promoted from premier banking specialist.
In addition, Signature Bank has also appointed a five-member team, headed by Lawrence Blascovich and Louis Krawiecz, each of whom were named group director and senior vice president, and have worked together for nearly a decade.
The team, which will join from HSBC, includes Howard Efran and Marie Belizaire, associate group directors and vice presidents; and Wilma Rose, senior client associate. They will be based out of the bank’s soon-to-be opened office on the west side of midtown Manhattan.
Most recently, Blascovich was first vice president and senior relationship manager in the Premier corporate and professional services division for the past 11 years, in midtown Manhattan.
In this capacity, Blascovich managed a private client team of six relationship managers. He spent nearly 24 years at HSBC and its predecessor company, Republic National Bank, serving in a range of roles with increasing responsibility.
Krawiecz brings more than 35 years of banking expertise to Signature Bank. He spent nearly 10 years at his former institution as vice president, senior relationship manager at the same location as Blascovich.
Prior to this, he was an assistant vice president, middle market relationship manager at Chase Manhattan Bank.
