Richard W. Bradshaw joined The South Financial Group in August 2009 as Executive Vice President, Director of Small Business Administration (SBA) Lending to establish and manage a new SBA Division to attract and deepen the relationships with small businesses and commercial customers. In January 2010, he was named Director of Corporate Financial Services with responsibility for SBA lending, mortgage, and insurance services.

Mr. Bradshaw joined The South Financial Group with more than 20 years of experience in the commercial lending field. Most recently, he served as President of UPS Capital Business Credit, a subsidiary of UPS Capital based in Atlanta, Georgia. During Mr. Bradshaw’s tenure, the company tripled SBA origination volume and moved from the 45th to the 10th largest national SBA lender for the government fiscal year 2008. Prior to his work at UPS Capital, Mr. Bradshaw was Executive Vice President of Commercial Lending at First International Bank, which was acquired by UPS Capital in 2001.

Mr. Bradshaw is a retired, highly decorated Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve Intelligence program where he served for 16 years, after he served 5 years active duty in the U.S. Air Force. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and has a MBA from Pepperdine University.