Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), a division of Wintrust Asset Finance Inc., announced the appointment of Mike Curtis as Assistant Vice President of Direct Originations.

“We are excited to have Mike join our team,” said Craig Ault, National Sales Manager and Senior Vice President of WCF. “His hiring further exhibits our commitment to expanding our reach to middle-market companies as we continue to be a leading provider of equipment leases and loans in the U.S.”

Curtis has more than 20 years of equipment finance and leasing experience, with an emphasis on originating large-ticket finance transactions. He will be based in Irvine, CA, and report to Robert Harris, Vice President of the West Region of WCF.

“Wintrust has a successful track record and an outstanding reputation for developing unique capital solutions,” Curtis said. “WCF has quickly grown to $1 billion in assets in a little over four years. I think that speaks volumes about Wintrust’s commitment to capturing market share by providing capital to middle market and enterprise companies. I’m looking forward to contributing to Wintrust’s direct origination efforts.”