Key Equipment Finance, one of the nation’s largest bank-held equipment finance companies and an affiliate of KeyCorp named Mike Casey vice president of business development for its Canadian operations. In this role, Casey will be responsible for enhancing, structuring and managing the efforts of the company’s Canadian sales verticals. He will be based out of the company’s Canadian headquarters in Toronto.
“Mike is a proven leader in the equipment financing industry and brings to Key Equipment Finance more than 25 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.”
Casey was previously at FSS Financial Services for three years, where he held various positions of increasing responsibility, most recently serving as vice president. Casey, a former Key Equipment Finance employee, also worked in a variety of sales and management positions at Bombardier Inc. and GE Capital Canada Inc.
Casey has a B.A. Degree from the University of Western Ontario.
Key Equipment Finance is one of the largest bank-based equipment finance providers in the U.S. The company provides tailored equipment lease and finance solutions for commercial clients and government entities. Through its vendor services unit, equipment finance programs are developed for manufacturers, distributors and resellers in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Key Equipment Finance also provides lease capital markets support for corporations looking to optimize risk and revenue. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, Key Equipment Finance manages $8 billion in assets and originates over $3 billion of equipment financing annually. The company has management and operations bases in Albany, New York; London, England; Frankfurt, Germany; Madrid, Spain; Milan, Italy; Paris, France and Toronto, Canada. The company, which supports clients in over 30 countries, employs approximately 575 people worldwide and has been in the equipment financing business for over 35 years. For more information, visit www.KEFonline.com.