NFS Leasing, Inc., a privately held equipment finance firm across the U.S. and Canada, announced the appointment of Dana Calumby to Chief Financial Officer, effective Jan. 1. She replaces Mark Blaisdell who announced his retirement and will continue to serve as a Senior Advisor for the company.

In her role as CFO, Calumby will provide strategic and operational leadership and management for all aspects of finance and accounting on behalf of the company.

Calumby began working in the finance department at NFS Leasing in 2009, and most recently served as NFS Leasing’s Vice President of Finance. In this role, she oversaw the day-to-day accounting and finance activities while also playing a key role in maintaining and growing the NFS Leasing portfolio. Prior to joining NFS Leasing, Calumby held a variety of leadership accounting positions at such companies as Sperry Products and Advanced Visual Systems.

A resident of Wilmington, MA, she is a seasoned finance professional with more than 16 years of experience and has a proven track record of partnering with customers and business leaders throughout the equipment leasing and finance industry.

“Dana is an integral and essential part of the NFS Team. She has an intimate knowledge of the NFS portfolio, extensive expertise in lease finance and accounting, and a demonstrated ability to lead our finance team into the future. I am thrilled to continue to work with Dana to usher the company into the future,” said Ashley Whyman, President, NFS Leasing.

“Our team understands the challenges of running a business and I will use my knowledge and experience to support our internal team, customers and partners and to ensure that we continue to achieve our financial goals in the years to come,” said Calumby.

NFS Leasing is a story lender and provides flexible equipment financing and secured loans to small and middle market non-investment grade companies in the U.S. and Canada.