Stonebriar Commercial Finance announced Ryan Bohlert has joined the company as Managing Director of Originations. Based in Plano, TX, Bohlert will cultivate existing and develop new relationships to source fixed asset secured lease and loan opportunities.

Prior to joining Stonebriar, Bohlert was Senior Vice President – Capital Markets with SLR Equipment Finance. His earlier experience includes sales and marketing roles at Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company, Terex Corporation and AXA Financial.

Bohlert holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Molloy College and a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Management from the University of Connecticut.

“During Ryan’s 10-year commercial finance career, he has developed a broad and valuable network of contacts and demonstrated a consistent track record of structuring and closing creative capital solutions for his clients,” said Kyle Parks, Stonebriar’s Head of Direct Originations.

Parks added, “We look forward to Ryan’s contributions and have great confidence in his ability to successfully originate viable assets for the Stonebriar balance sheet.”

“I am excited about the opportunity to bring the flexibility and scale of Stonebriar’s capital to my clients,” said Bohlert. “I’ve long admired Stonebriar’s views on asset essentiality, creative approach to structuring, and its unique ability to underwrite complex and material transactions for its own account. I am eager to take these capabilities to market.”