Area bank woos high-ranking loan officer from competitor for new post

James Coalwell has worked with Southwest Florida banks for 15 years.

By Business Observer Staff
| 10:46 a.m. October 28, 2020
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Courtesy. James Coalwell has joined Charlotte State Bank & Trust as vice president of commercial lending.

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PUNTA GORDA — The former chief credit officer of Calusa Bank in Charlotte County, James Coalwell, has joined Charlotte State Bank & Trust as vice president of commercial lending.

Coalwell mostly recently was vice president of commercial loans for Centennial Bank in Charlotte County, according to his LinkedIn page. Before that he was senior vice president and chief credit officer of Calusa Bank from 2007 to 2015, before Acheiva Credit Union acquired it.