First Financial Corporate Services, an independent provider of equipment leasing in the material handling and automation industry, hired Elise Hardy as regional vice president of sales. Managing a new office in Baltimore, Hardy will work as a material handling specialist and be responsible for increasing sales, driving growth and enhancing the customer experience.

“Elise is deeply rooted in the material handling industry and we’re thrilled to welcome someone of her caliber to our team,” said David Sanborne, national sales manager and senior vice president. “We look forward to utilizing her years of expertise to accelerate growth and broaden our customer support within First Financial’s material handling and warehouse automation space.”

Most recently, Hardy worked as regional vice president of Sales at Element Fleet Management. She was responsible for managing large enterprise customers in the material handling sector. Hardy has also served as an account manager for Eastern Lift Truck, where she was responsible for sales of new and used forklifts and other equipment in Pennsylvania.

Headquartered in Southern California, First Financial has multiple regional office locations across the U.S. and Canada including Baltimore, Charleston, SC; Chicago; Hoboken, NJ; Orange County, CA; Philadelphia; Phoenix; San Francisco and Ontario, Canada.