Verdant Commercial Capital expanded its focus on the office products market by adding Scott Plemmons, Ruthanne Walsh and Jim Wheeler to its sales team.

“In our third year of business, Verdant surpassed $300 million in originations in 2020 with double digit growth,” Brian Lowe, chief commercial officer for Verdant Commercial Capital, said. “As we look to grow our six verticals at Verdant, we wanted to hire deep domain expertise in the office product vertical, and adding Scott, Ruthanne and Jim does exactly that. We are excited to work with office product OEMs and their dealers to help them sell more equipment and services through financing.”

Plemmons joined the Verdant team as a vice president and relationship manager. With a background in commercial finance, Plemmons will now focus his efforts on the west. Plemmons most recently was the AVP-western regional manager for CIT Bank, where he was responsible for a $600 million industrial portfolio team.

“I am very excited to join the Verdant team,” Plemmons said. “Verdant’s dynamic ability to be agile in the market will help me expand and deepen lender relationships in a way that will accelerate the growth [of] not only Verdant but our vendor partners.”

Walsh has 30 years of experience in the equipment leasing and finance industry. She will be a vice president and relationship manager at Verdant Commercial Capital. She has a background in sales, asset management and operations. Prior to joining Verdant Commercial Capital, Walsh worked for TIAA Bank.

“I could not be more pleased and grateful to join the Verdant Commercial Capital family,” Walsh said. “As [an] independent commercial finance company, we think outside the box, resulting in flexibility and creativity. We are able to focus on what is most valuable: providing a superior partner and client experience.”

Wheeler joined as a vice president and relationship manager. With 35 years of experience in selling to the office products industry, Wheeler has experience selling hardware devices and software solutions to large accounts. Wheeler most recently worked in major/national accounts for Modern Office Methods.

“Joining the Verdant team is very exciting,” Wheeler said. “My unique perspective in satisfying the individual needs of clients from my experience working in the office products space, Verdant’s creative leadership team, along with my unique perspective in meeting client needs in the office products space, make for a good partnership. This combination will bring much value to our marketplace and help accelerate the growth of the company.”