Delta Financial Group, a certified service-disabled-veteran-owned equipment leasing company expanded its team by hiring Charlie A. Polansky, Thomas Messier and Stephen E. Nowak.

Polansky will be chief accounting officer and oversee the company’s accounting, compliance and third-party reporting. Polansky has more than 15 experience in accounting, tax and finance and has served in various roles in both public accounting and publicly traded companies. His previous work experience includes time at Grant Thornton, Roper Technologies and MarineMax. Polansky is a certified public accountant.

Messier’s role will be senior vice president – business development and brings more than 25 years of business development and leadership experience in the equipment finance industry. Messier has worked for independent and bank-owned equipment financing organizations, including CSI Leasing and US Bank Equipment Finance. He specializes in originating and structuring equipment lease transactions designed for enterprise and middle-market companies for technology, material handling, healthcare, general manufacturing and warehousing equipment.

Nowak ‘s role will be senior vice president – business development. Nowak has more than 25 years of business development and leadership experience in the equipment finance industry. Nowak led Sentry Equipment Finance financing efforts in IT, clean tech and clean energy equipment.

Nowak was at Cisco Capital for 14 years where he structured equipment financing for end users and created collaborations between Cisco and its ecosystem partners and integrators to enable the most effective investment in impactful IT projects. Nowak began his career at GE Power as a sales engineer before moving to GE Capital Commercial Equipment Finance, where he spent 12 years originating and structuring equipment lease and loan transactions across multiple asset types and industries.