Key Equipment Finance has named Gregory S. Leymon leasing manager for Michigan. In this role, Leymon will provide equipment financing solutions to middle-market clients and prospects in Metro Detroit and the state of Michigan.

“Greg has more than 25 years of equipment leasing and financing experience, is a skilled sales leader, and is well versed in all aspects of finance credit analysis, structuring, pricing and documentation,” said Deborah B. Brown, senior vice president, large corporate, and Great Lakes regional sales director, at Key Equipment Finance. “I look forward to working with Greg to provide this important market with the best possible equipment financing expertise and services.”

Prior to joining Key, Leymon was vice president at Fifth Third Equipment Finance. Previously, he held vice president positions at Huntington Bank Equipment Finance, National City Leasing, and NBD Equipment Finance.

Leymon attended Michigan State University, and has a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of New Mexico.

Key Equipment Finance has been in the equipment finance business for 41 years and 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 manufacturer and vendor alliances unit, equipment finance programs are developed for manufacturers, distributors and resellers.

Key Equipment Finance’s specialty finance group includes a lease capital markets team to support corporations looking to optimize risk and revenue, and a lender finance team, which provides structured facilities to various sectors of the specialty finance market. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, Key Equipment Finance manages $9.1 billion in assets and originates $4.3 billion of equipment financing annually.