Managing Director
George Reider
George joined Fifth Third in 2019 and is a Managing Director with Fifth Third’s Industrials Investment Banking group, a part of Fifth Third Securities, Inc. (“FTS”). He has over 25 years of experience in M&A and operations and specializes in working with privately held and publicly owned businesses within the industrials, distribution, and services sectors, and primarily focuses on M&A advisory, corporate divestitures, and capital raises.
Before joining FTS, George was as an Executive Vice President at a large middle market company where he was responsible for overseeing mergers & acquisitions and operations. Prior to that, George held various roles in banking and engineering/operations at another large financial institution and a top-tier automotive OEM.
George received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Carnegie Mellon University. As part of his MBA, he also completed an International Management program at WHU - The Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany.