Key Equipment Finance has named Jonathan Katz as vice president of business development for its Canadian operations. In this role, Katz will be based out of the Canadian office in Burlington, Ontario, and be responsible for enhancing, structuring and managing the efforts of the company’s Canadian sales verticals.

“Jonathan is a proven leader in the equipment financing industry and brings to Key Equipment Finance more than 17 years of experience driving growth and exceeding operating plan targets,” said Richard McAuliffe, country manager of Key Equipment Finance’s Canadian operations. “He has a strong background in structuring complex transactions that will be of great value to our vendor partners and end-user clients. I look forward to working with him in this new role.”
Prior to Key Equipment Finance, Katz held various positions of increasing responsibility at GE Capital Canada Inc., most recently as manager, intermediary funding. Previously, Katz worked in a variety of sales and management positions at Maximum Financial Services and IBM Canada Ltd.
 
Katz has a Bcom degree in commerce and marketing from the University of South Africa.