First Financial Corporate Services, an independent provider of equipment leasing and financial solutions, announced the hiring of John Sandoval to serve in a dual role as chief financial officer and chief operating officer. Sandoval will be responsible for the daily finance and operations of the company, and will further assist in the company’s continued growth plans.

Sandoval joins First Financial with over 25 years of leasing, finance and strategic business development experience. He most recently served as executive vice president of CHG-MERIDIAN USA where he helped start and grow the U.S. & Canadian operations of CHG-MERIDIAN. He also helped grow two other start-up operations during his career, including Bank of the West’s Direct Bank Equipment Leasing Group, and City National Bank Equipment Leasing.

“We are extremely pleased to have someone with John’s experience and leadership capabilities as our new CFO and COO,” said Tom Slevin, co-founder and co-president. “He will be a great complement to our existing team.”