David Feldser and David Heidt joined Wintrust Commercial Finance’s direct originations group.

Feldser will be located in Charlotte, NC, focusing on direct originations in the Mid-Atlantic region. Heidt will be located in Chicago. Both will join the national team led by Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Joe Thompson.

Feldser has 15 years of experience in equipment finance, primarily in sales and sales management. In addition to direct roles with NXT Capital and GE Capital, he is a graduate of GE’s Financial Management Program.

Heidt has more than 25 years of direct origination experience in the middle and large corporate markets in the Midwest. His experience includes tenures at NXT Capital, RBS Asset Finance and Heller.

“Both David Feldser and David Heidt have tremendous credit and technical skills which are paramount to our model,” Thompson said. “We seek a balance between credit strength, collateral support and risk adjusted pricing. Our new business development team takes a consultative approach with our customers and both of these gentlemen are polished consummate professionals.”