Ryan Freitas was promoted to director of sales for National Funding. Freitas most recently served as National Funding’s national sales manager. He brings more than 15 years of sales experience in the financial services industry to his new role.

In his new position, Freitas will lead National Funding’s Direct Sales Group. His teams will work directly with small and medium-sized business owners to provide working capital loans, equipment financing, merchant cash advance and credit card processing. Freitas will have six teams report directly to him. In addition, he will recruit new team members as well as monitor, motivate and coach more than 70 sales staff.

Prior to joining National Funding in 2012, Freitas held account manager positions at a number of financial services firms, including San Diego Torrey Hills Capital and MD7. He founded DebtzEnd in 2009 to develop customized debt relief solutions for clients. In 2000, Freitas held the position of account specialist at Fastenal, a global supplier of OEM, MRO and construction products.

“Ryan brings a tremendous amount of sales leadership best practices to National Funding. Because of his extensive experience working with small businesses, he is the ideal person to head up our direct sales group,” said National Funding CEO David Gilbert. “We continue to grow, and Ryan has been an integral part of this growth. His breadth of experience and passion will continue to pave the way for our success.”

Founded in 1999, National Funding is a financial technology company for small and medium-sized businesses, providing working capital loans, equipment financing, merchant cash advance and credit card processing.