SLR Equipment Finance hired Eric Lyme as senior vice president of business development. In this role, Lyme will be responsible for growing SLR Equipment Finance’s leasing and lending activities in Florida and the Gulf States region of the United States. Lyme has more than 20 years of origination and structuring experience in the equipment finance industry.

“I’m looking forward to joining the SLR Equipment Finance team,” Lyme said. “SLR has an exceptional team focused on delivering creative solutions and exceptional service to its clients. I look forward to growing their presence in the Southeast region with an emphasis on larger transactions across a broad spectrum of industries.”

“We welcome Eric to SLR Equipment Finance,” Randy Hicks, executive vice president of SLR Equipment Finance, said. “His experience building relationships and working on larger, more complex transactions is a terrific fit with our company.