Key Equipment Finance announced it has named Shawn Arnone vice president, program management. In this role, Arnone will be responsible for building senior management relationships and driving the strategic direction for major technology vendor programs.
 
“Shawn is a strong sales professional with over 25 years of sales, customer relations and managerial experience,” said Brian D. Madison, senior vice president, manufacturer and vendor alliances, Key Equipment Finance. “We are excited to have someone with his caliber of expertise joining the team to provide dedicated, strategic sales support to our technology vendor partners. I look forward to working with him to ensure that we deliver the best possible customer experience to these partners.” 
 
Prior to joining Key Equipment Finance, Arnone was most recently senior vice president and chief origination officer for Century Tokyo Leasing. This followed a position as senior vice president with RBS Citizens Asset Finance. He has also held positions of increasing responsibility with CIT Group, Everbank Commercial Finance and Key Equipment Finance from 2001-2005.
 
Arnone attended St. Peter’s University and received his MBA in finance and strategic management from Baruch College, City University of New York.