VFI Corporate Finance named Stauss Paulos executive vice president of sales. Paulos has several years of experience, specializing in sales and operations management in the financial and automotive industry. In his new role, Paulos will be responsible for overseeing all productivity and effectiveness of sales, including process optimization and sales talent management.

“We are excited to have Stauss join the VFI team. He is a great addition and fit for our company. We look forward to the impact his experience and leadership will have on the productivity and effectiveness of our established sales organization,” Burk Reynolds, chief operating officer of VFI Corporate Finance, said.

Prior to joining VFI Corporate Finance, Paulos worked as a senior manager – auto operations for Lending Club. Paulos was also the director of operations at JCO Financial, where he oversaw the auto lending company’s financial growth and vision.

VFI Corporate Finance is an equipment leasing company primarily involved in leasing capital assets throughout North America.