Verdant Commercial Capital expanded its equipment financing team in the golf, sports and entertainment industry by hiring Ryan Brucker as vice president and relationship manager. He will be responsible for nationwide sales in the United States and providing financing to public and private organizations.

“The management team at Verdant has a long, successful history in the golf, sports and entertainment industries,” Mike Rooney, CEO of Verdant Commercial Capital, said. “When we enter a market, our hard work is identifying the best and most respected people who serve these markets and Ryan is at the top of that list. His long stellar reputation with the OEM, distributor and dealer networks will continue to serve him well now that he is at Verdant. We are excited to re-enter these growing markets.”

Brucker has 10 years of experience as a vice president. At Verdant, he will continue to work closely with OEMs and dealers across the golf, sports and entertainment industry.

“I am thrilled to join the Verdant team and to be able to utilize Verdant’s best-in-class platform to bring the market and its constituents something fresh and creative,” Brucker said. “From my perspective, it’s the perfect situation that allows me to reengage with past colleagues that share my goals, combined with a company culture that empowers you to have significant input into the product and services offered in these markets.”