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Star Hill Financial Hires Juvekar as VP of Franchise Financing

Star Hill Financial hired Shashank “SJ” Juvekar as vice president for its franchise financing team. With more than 10 years of experience in the banking and finance industry, Juvekar was previously a relationship manager and vice president at BCI Capital, where he originated and managed franchise portfolios. read more

Mitsubishi HC Capital Canada Hires Meagher as VP of Legal Affairs, Senior Counsel for Institutional Transactions and Special Loans

Francis C. Meagher joined Mitsubishi HC Capital Canada, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi HC Capital America, as vice president of legal affairs and senior counsel for institutional transactions and special loans. read more

Equipment Finance Cares Adds Bilbrey and Yanuzzi to Board of Directors

Equipment Finance Cares, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the equipment finance industry, appointed Jeff Bilbrey, CEO of Leasepath, and Donna Yanuzzi, executive vice president of 1st Equipment Finance, members of its board of directors.  read more

CIBC Promotes Barr to Head of Asset-Based Lending Group

CIBC promoted Brandon Barr to asset-based lending group head. Barr, who joined CIBC in 2011, previously served as head of business development and strategy for the bank’s ABL Group. read more

NewLane Finance Expands Team with New Hires

NewLane Finance hired Matt O’Hara as director of collections, Brittney McNeal and Jessica Moran as business development account managers, William Weller as a litigation paralegal and Jose Mejia as a credit analyst, according to a LinkedIn post from the company. read more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff Appoints First Chairman and Names Next Managing Partner

Marc Hamroff, who had been managing partner of Moritt Hock & Hamroff for more than 25 years, is assuming the role of chairman of the firm, while Michael Cardello III, a longstanding member of the firm's management committee and former chair of the litigation practice, was elected managing partner. read more

SMBC Americas Continues Expansion with Senior High Yield and Leveraged Finance Hires

The Americas division of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) appointed Clarke Adams head of high yield capital markets and Matt Burke head of leveraged finance origination. Additionally, Clarke joined Miguel Roman as co-head of leveraged capital markets. read more

Huntington National Bank Hires McKean-Bilby as Equipment Finance Sales Exec

Huntington National Bank hired Jill McKean-Bilby as an equipment finance sales executive, according to a LinkedIn post from McKean-Bilby. McKean-Bilby was previously the president of BOK Financial Equipment Finance from 2018 to 2023. read more

NEFA Names Wehner Manager of Education

The National Equipment Finance Association named William "Skip" Wehner its new manager of education. Wehner has more than 30 years of small business lending experience. read more

AP Equipment Financing Hires Coveney as Head of Newly Established Fleet & Mobility Division  

AP Equipment Financing hired Alex Coveney as the executive vice president of its newly established fleet and mobility division. In addition to being tasked with developing value-added services throughout AP’s portfolio, the division will also explore untapped segments for new growth opportunities.   read more

eCapital Appoints Wright Chief Product Officer to Drive Fintech Vision

eCapital appointed Rob Wright chief product officer. Before joining eCapital, Wright served as chief product officer for Triumph Financial, where he created a multi-phase innovation strategy that included a re-architected customer platform. read more

DLL Intends to Appoint Yocarini CEO to Replace van Kemenade

DLL intends to appoint Lara Yocarini CEO and chair of the company’s executive board for a term of four years. Yocarini will succeed Carlo van Kemenade, who will join the managing board of Rabobank Group as director of retail in the Netherlands. read more

Key Equipment Finance Promotes Spada to Director of Transactions Cycle Management

Key Equipment Finance promoted Krista Spada to director of transactions cycle management. Spada’s more than 30-year Key Equipment Finance tenure has spanned all aspects of client transaction cycles. Prior to her new role, she was a senior vice president of originations. read more

LEAF Commercial Capital Hires Borg as Director of Syndications

LEAF Commercial Capital hired Marcel Borg as director of syndications, according to a LinkedIn post from Borg. Borg was previously a vice president and national sales manager for Accord Financial. read more

Machinery Finance Resources Hires Donnelly as Territory Manager for Equipment Finance

Machinery Finance Resources hired Tom Donnelly as territory manager for equipment finance, according to a LinkedIn post from Donnelly. Donnelly was previously a regional vice president at Huntington Asset Finance. read more

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