Jon Kicklighter joined SLR Equipment Finance as Senior Vice President of Risk – Vendor Focus. Kicklighter comes to SLR Equipment Finance with more than 15 years of experience in the banking/finance industry. In his new role, Kicklighter will use his knowledge and experience to help grow SLR Equipment Finance’s evolving financial solutions platform.

Kicklighter was most recently Credit & Risk Manager for Region North America at Volvo Financial Services where he primarily focused on supporting large ticket retail and wholesale transactions as well as portfolio management functions.

“I look forward to the great opportunity at SLR Equipment Finance,” Kicklighter said. “The culture at SLR is very compelling. There is a commitment to empowering the members of the team to fully focus on and serve customers. I’m excited to work with our current and future partners.”

“We welcome Jon, his energy and experience in underwriting and his valued analytics aptitude to SLR Equipment Finance,” said Shari Williams, Chief Risk Officer at SLR Equipment Finance. “He has a track record of solid performance and a wide breath of industry experience. I am confident he will be a strong contributor and leader to the SLR Equipment Finance Risk team.”