Personnel News from Electra Capital, M&T Realty Capital Corp.

Electra Capital Appoints Eugene Rutenberg Managing Director of Originations

Electra Capital, Lake Park, Fla., appointed Eugene Rutenberg to serve as Managing Director of Originations.

In this role, Rutenberg will be responsible for sourcing, credit analysis, pricing, structuring and closing debt and equity transactions.

Prior to joining Electra, Rutenberg served as Senior Vice President of Originations at Inland Mortgage Capital, where he was responsible for over 40 percent of total production volume and opened several key markets to IMC including San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco and the state of Hawaii.

Prior to Inland, Rutenberg was a Director at Continental Partners, where he originated debt and equity nationwide for all property types and worked closely with both sponsors and capital sources such as life companies, CMBS conduits, banks, bridge funds, REITs and private money lenders.

M&T Realty Capital Corp. Appoints Zach Casale Managing Director

M&T Realty Capital Corp. appointed Zach Casale Managing Director. He will be responsible for originating Agency, FHA, conduit/CMBS and life company loans across the United States and will be based in Buffalo, N.Y.

Casale has more than 11 years of experience in multifamily financing and successfully closed more than $1 billion in commercial mortgages. He comes to MTRCC from Lument, formerly Hunt Real Estate Capital, where he was employed for the past four years as a Director focusing on Agency originations and balance sheet lending nationwide. Prior to that, Casale structured and arranged commercial debt and equity terms for investors on hundreds of transactions while working with a Buffalo mortgage banking firm.