* Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has...

* Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has promoted Glenn R. Pittson to managing director of corporate finance, Los Angeles. In his new position, he is responsible for CIBC’s corporate finance activities throughout California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho and Utah.

Pittson was previously vice president in charge of CIBC’s West Coast structured finance group and deputy director of the bank’s West Coast corporate finance region.