Part-time Faculty
Paul Cronin
Biography
Paul Cronin joined HSBC Bank in June 2008 as SVP/Regional Commercial Executive in Commercial Banking. His previous experience included SVP/Regional Head Mid-Corporate Banking at RBS Citizens, SVP/Division Head in LaSalle Bank responsible for Commercial Banking client businesses and SVP/Executive Director in ABN AMRO's Leveraged Finance Group in Chicago where he was responsible for debt structuring (primarily, loan and high yield) and providing advice in connection with leveraged buyouts and acquisition financing. Prior to joining ABN AMRO's Chicago team in 1994, Mr. Cronin served in the Dublin office in the Corporate Finance and Financial Engineering division.
Mr. Cronin served as controller and treasurer in EMO Oil, a management buyout and Ireland's largest independent oil distribution/recycling company. Mr. Cronin was also with KPMG in Ireland.
Mr. Cronin has a B. Comm, D.P.A. and Master in Business Studies (Finance) from University College Dublin. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Certified Public Accountant (Gold Medal Illinois).
In addition to various articles written, Mr. Cronin has previous teaching experience at, University of Notre Dame (MBA - Corporate Finance), Amsterdam Institute of Finance (Leveraged Finance and Acquisition Finance) and on the Becker CPA Review (Accounting, Audit, Tax).
| Education: | B.Comm. University College Dublin D.P.A., University College Dublin Master in Business Studies (Finance), University College Dublin |
| Present Position: | Senior Vice President, HSBC Bank |
| Course taught: | Documenting and Negotiating Finance Transactions |
| Contact: | (312) 357-3990 paul.b.cronin@us.hsbc.com |

