Key Equipment Finance, a division of KeyBank and one of the largest bank-owned equipment finance providers in the U.S., has named John J. Catalano as a Senior Syndicator for Capital Markets. In this role, he will be responsible for management of the clean energy, specialty finance lending and large corporate lines of business.

“John brings a broad skillset to this role, having worked in a variety of leadership positions over the course of his finance career,” said Philip G. Turner, Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets for Key Equipment Finance. “He has extensive equipment and commercial finance experience both as lender and borrower/CFO, and therefore brings a different perspective to the team.”

Before joining Key Equipment Finance, Catalano was President of CFBank Equipment Finance; Senior Director of Finance and Treasury for Axcess Financial Services Inc.; consultant for Resources Global Professionals and Present Values LLC; Executive Vice President, CFO and COO for Bush Truck Leasing Inc.; Managing Director for Present Values LLC; and Senior Vice President and COO for CBI Leasing Inc. He started his career at KeyBank and Key Equipment Finance in positions of increasing responsibility.

Catalano has military experience including various officer positions in the U.S. Army and Army National Guard. He has bachelor’s degrees in business administration and Spanish from Bowling Green State University.