Wintrust Specialty Finance hired Mark Erickson as senior vice president, national sales director. Erickson will be located in Denver and is focused on the strategic growth of WSF’s wholesale and vendor channels. He joins a team led by David Normandin, CLFP, president and CEO of WSF.

Erickson brings more than 25 years of experience to this role. Before joining the company, he held key leadership positions at OnDeck Capital, SquareTwo Financial Corporation, Key Equipment Finance and U.S. Bank.

Normandin said, “I’m excited to have Mark join the leadership team. Mark’s extensive knowledge, skill and experience will be invaluable as we continue to strategically grow our equipment finance business. I’m confident in Mark’s abilities to leverage our innovative, creative, and scalable solutions to grow WSF into a market leader.”

“I’m delighted to have the opportunity to further develop and expand WSF’s technology, creativity and amazing staff to provide an exceptional financing experience for our partners and customers,” said Erickson. “Wintrust has established itself as a strong and stable partner in both third-party and vendor equipment finance. I’m also looking forward to working with our team to grow a small and mid-ticket platform that will reflect the solid culture and reputation of Wintrust.”