Greg Schroeck, senior vice president of Structured Finance, will be responsible in the interim for the credit function as Fifth Third searches for Lee’s replacement.
Lee joined Fifth Third in 2001 through the bank’s acquisition of Toledo’s Capital Bank. He has served in a variety of leadership roles at Fifth Third, including chief executive officer of Fifth Third Bank in Northwestern Ohio and as head of the Commercial Division for the bank. He established Fifth Third’s Special Assets Group in 2008.
Cincinnati-based Fifth Third is the Dayton metro’s largest bank.