NewtekOne names Andrew Kaplan as Chief Strategy Officer

NewtekOne has hired Mr. Andrew Kaplan as Chief Strategy Officer, effective September 3. Kaplan comes to NewtekOne with over 35 years of experience in banking and financial services, with the focus on creating and managing diverse business lines such as payments, digital banking, retail banking, premier banking, and marketing. Most recently, Mr. Kaplan was the Chief Digital Officer at Flagstar Bank, where he helped transform a dormant digital brand to a leading digital bank and developed a new vertical for the bank, resulting in multi-billion-dollar deposit growth and a 17x increase in accounts in 24 months, with a comprehensive risk and control framework. Prior to Flagstar Bank, Andrew held multiple senior positions in banking areas where he managed the development and growth of key initiatives in areas such as retail products and services, third-party financial solutions, treasury management services, institutional deposits, and retail branch expansion. Andrew began his career in financial services as an investment broker as well as a senior consultant at Citibank Investment Services.