Jim Merrilees, CLP, has joined Great American Insurance Group as a Business Development Consultant. He is working with the Specialty Equipment Services division, a leading provider of insurance products and services to the equipment finance industry.

Mr. Merrilees has forty years of professional experience in the commercial leasing and finance industry. For the past five years, he has worked in the service provider arena, and he is currently on the board of NEFA. Mr. Merrilees is a Certified Lease Professional (CLP), and he has previously served as president of the CLP Foundation and NEFA. He is also a past board member of ELFA. His perspective on the industry and his wealth of experience enhance Great American’s presence in the marketplace.

In addition, Mr. Merrilees has a BS in Finance from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and an MBA from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. He resides in the Portland, Oregon, area.