Winner: Valerie Jester, President, Brandywine Capital Associates
Winner: Bill Phelan, SVP & General Manager, U.S. Information Solutions Commercial Services, Equifax
Monitor’s Converge Award Committee selected this thought leader as an individual who has started dialogues within the equipment finance industry over the decades that have created or led to lasting and meaningful change such as ESG, new products, innovation, culture, etc. and/or people who have introduced the most innovative new methods, ideas or products to the equipment finance industry over the last 50 years, which have created lasting change.
Winner: Scott Thacker, CEO, Ivory Consulting
Monitor’s Converge Award Committee selected this leader as an individual who takes a stand for diversity within the industry, encouraging the practice of including or elevating people from a range of different backgrounds and of different genders or sexual orientations.
Winner: Bill Bosco, President, Leasing 101; Former Managing Director, CitiCapital
Monitor’s Converge Award Committee selected this leader as an individual who has supported and/or created best practices in the equipment finance industry in the areas of legal, tax / accounting, operations, credit technology and/or has volunteered time and effort into “extracurricular” equipment finance industry involvement such as associations, foundations, boards or other initiatives that strengthen or advocate for the industry.
Winner: John Deane, Co-Founder & Board of Directors, The Alta Group; Former President, Nevada National Leasing & BancOne Leasing
Our Converge Award Committee selected this leader as an individual whose significant contributions to the equipment finance industry made him/her emerge as the most impactful leader in the 1970s.
Winner: James S. Beard, Former President, Caterpillar Financial
Our Converge Award Committee selected this leader as an individual whose significant contributions to the equipment finance industry made him/her emerge as the most impactful leader in the 1980s.
Winner: Tom Wajnert, Chairman Emeritus, The Alta Group; Former Founder, Chairman & CEO, AT&T Capital
Our Converge Award Committee selected this leader as an individual whose significant contributions to the equipment finance industry made him/her emerge as the most impactful leader in the 1990s.
Winner: Steve A. Grosso, CEO & Vice Chairman, Auxilior Capital Partners
Our Converge Award Committee selected this leader as an individual whose significant contributions to the equipment finance industry made him/her emerge as the most impactful leader in the 2000s.
Winner: Bill Stephenson, CEO, PEAC Solutions
Our Converge Award Committee selected this leader as an individual whose significant contributions to the equipment finance industry made him/her emerge as the most impactful leader in the 2010s.
Winner: Amrita Patel, Head of Equipment Finance, Wells Fargo
Our Converge Award Committee selected this leader as an individual whose significant contributions to the equipment finance industry made him/her emerge as the most impactful leader in the 2020s.
Winner: Bill Verhelle, Founder & CEO, QuickFi by Innovation Finance USA
Our Converge Award Committee selected this leader as an individual whose leadership and career have made an enormous impact on the industry and the people who work for him or her. This person is known among colleagues and industry associates for taking a human-centered approach to leadership and for developing rising talent.
Winner: Bruce Kropschot, Senior Managing Director, The Alta Group; Founder, Kropschot Financial Services
Monitor’s Converge Award Committee selected this leader as an individual who has created a legacy in the industry that will inevitably stand the test of time and be recognized by future generations for decades to come.
Winner: Tony Golobic, Executive Chairman, GreatAmerica Financial Services
Monitor’s Converge Award Committee selected this leader as an individual who laid the groundwork for the emerging equipment finance industry.
Winner: Mike Jones, President, Vendor Equipment Finance, First Citizens Bank
Our Converge Award Committee selected this leader as an individual who has made the most significant impact and contributions to the equipment finance industry over the last year.
