Valérie Leinfelder joined Encina Equipment Finance’s operations team as vice president.

In her new role with Encina, Leinfelder will be responsible for key operations functions related to new commercial leases and loans, including the documentation, funding and booking processes. She will report to James Giaquinto, senior managing director of operations at Encina Equipment Finance.

Leinfelder has more than 20 years of experience in equipment finance. Most recently, she worked at Tokyo Century as assistance vice president of legal and operations and was responsible for documenting and booking direct, syndicated and participation transactions for a range of equipment types. Prior to Tokyo Century, Leinfelder held various roles within GE Capital’s corporate finance business.