Star Hill Financial LLC announced the appointment of Zerka Gul as Vice President of Operations. Gul will be tasked with continuing the build out of the processes and procedures to ensure Star Hill Financial can support customer growth across its equipment finance platform. With a focus on providing complex equipment finance solutions to large corporate and government entities, Star Hill Financial has seen tremendous demand for its services.

“Expansion and growth have been our mission for 2021, adding Zerka to our team to lead our operations group certainly helps Star Hill reach that goal,” said Hollis Bufferd, Chief Executive Officer. “Zerka’s management skills, business experience and transactional expertise will add value to Star Hill and contribute greatly to our culture of governance and compliance.

“I’ve known and worked with Zerka over the last 15 years. She is a proven well-rounded addition to our team. I am confident that she will exceed our expectations.” said Keith Smith, Star Hills’ President, Equipment Finance.

"I am thrilled to join the Star Hill Team," said Gul. "It’s exciting to join a company that promotes diversity. One of the things that most attracted me to Star Hill is their commitment to the WBE community.”

Gul has over 20 years of experience in finance. Prior to joining Star Hill, she worked with TIAA Commercial Finance in various roles. Her background includes documentation, syndication, operations and compliance, audit, asset and of portfolio management. Throughout her career, she syndicated, managed, and serviced nearly $400 million n commercial finance and commercial real estate transactions. Gul received her BA from Ramapo College of New Jersey, Anisfield School of Business.

Star Hill Financial LLC is certified Women Business Enterprise (WBE) and independent equipment finance and solutions company based in Fairfield, CT. Star Hill was founded by Hollis Bufferd in 2016 to provide advisory services and equipment financing. Since that time, the Equipment Finance Division has expanded through direct customer solutions, as well as partnerships with financial institutions and captive finance companies by providing them the ability to offer their customer base the option of using a minority lending partner.