36th Street Capital Partners, an independent provider of alternative funding solutions for the equipment financing industry, has appointed Thomas Linebarger as senior vice president of Business Development.

The addition of Linebarger increases 36th Street Capital’s origination and client service capabilities. He will be based in the Chicago metro area. He brings more than 30 years of experience in structured finance, including most recently serving as senior vice president of New Business Development with Santander Bank. Before joining Santander, he held senior origination roles with Stonebriar Commercial Finance, CIT Group, AIG Commercial Asset Finance and GE Capital.

“Tom has had a tremendous amount of success in his career working with both bank and non-bank lenders,” stated Mark Horan, chief growth officer. “We’re very excited to have him join the firm as a member of our business development team.”