North Star Leasing, hired David Besselink as sales director. Besselink brings three decades of equipment finance sales experience to his role at North Star Leasing. Most recently, he was instrumental in the development of a new vertical at Highland Capital, where he served as director of indirect funding for the past seven years. Prior to that, he held roles of increasing responsibility at U.S. Bank and GE Capital.
Besselink began his career in 1994 at AT&T Capital and has spent his entire professional sales career in the equipment finance and leasing industry. Over the past 30 years, he has developed and led vendor and manufacturer-based financing programs within the industrial and construction markets. He brings extensive experience across all aspects of program development, including sales leadership, process management and sales training.
As sales director, Besselink will oversee North Star Leasing’s team of equipment financing professionals. His focus will be on strengthening performance, aligning sales strategy, enhancing vendor program development and ensuring vendors and bank partners receive consistent, responsive support.
The company also appointed Bo Andersen as its division president. With over 30 years of banking experience, Andersen brings deep knowledge of equipment finance and financial expertise and a strong leadership record of sustained growth to his new role.
Before joining North Star Leasing, Andersen most recently served as managing director at Highland Capital since 2018 and prior to that held several other leadership roles at TCF, Societe Generale and Citibank. As division president, Andersen will focus on strategic growth initiatives, collaboration with bank leadership and deeper cross-functional alignment across the business unit. A key priority will be advancing a unified approach by supporting vendors with responsive financing solutions while offering bank customers streamlined access to equipment funding.
“Besselink’s leadership and industry experience strengthens our ability to grow with intention,” Andersen said. “He will play a key role in supporting our equipment finance experts, deepening vendor relationships and helping North Star Leasing expand its footprint as part of the Peoples Bank family.”
Of his own appointment, Andersen added, “I am honored to be given this opportunity to lead this extraordinary team at North Star. I look forward to working with our team to deliver results for our vendors and clients that help them grow their businesses, acquire the equipment they need and achieve their objectives.”
