Sentry Financial, established in 1986, has expanded its equipment leasing sales team, adding Stephen Nowak as Managing Director, Mike Tursi as Director and Johnny Bebbington as Vice President, Funding, to the Equipment Finance Division.

“We are very excited to add Steve, Mike and Johnny to our team. Each brings a new dimension of skill and experience to Sentry,” said Jonathan Ruga, co-founder and CEO of Sentry.

“One of our strategic initiatives in 2021 is increasing our presence in specific verticals, and these three talented individuals will help us achieve that,” said Scott Young, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Sentry.

Having spent the last 14 years at Cisco Capital, and before that, 12 years at GE Capital, Nowak brings a wealth of business development and leadership experience to Sentry. Tursi spent the past seven years at LEAF Commercial Capital as a Syndications Analyst and then National Accounts Manager, where he managed relationships with major banks, independent lessors and brokers. Prior to LEAF, Tursi was with JPMorgan Chase. Bebbington worked for Wellington Management in London for the past four years, focusing on foreign exchange hedging and cash management.

Nowak will focus on originating lease transactions and programs in collaboration with independents and captives. Tursi will concentrate primarily on originating transactions directly with customers, but will also originate in collaboration with independents and captives. Bebbington will focus on expanding Sentry’s funding consortium. Nowak and Tursi are in Sentry’s satellite offices in Chicago, IL, and Philadelphia, PA, respectively, and Bebbington is located at Sentry’s headquarters in Salt Lake City, UT.