Century Tokyo Leasing USA hired David Van Zyl as Vice President of Global Vendor Finance. In this role David will oversee Marketing, Business Development, Credit and Operations, leading the expansion of the Global Vendor Finance Group from traditionally supporting Japanese credits in North America, to servicing captive finance organizations, vendors and bank partners around the world.

Previously, Van Zyl served at Hitachi Capital America, where he was Assistant Vice President and Manager of its wholesale finance business. In his prior roles Van Zyl was Senior Credit  Analyst at GE Capital Transportation and CitiCapital Commercial, and Credit Supervisor at Associates First Capital.  

Tiger Ogawa, President of Century Tokyo Leasing USA said, “We are pleased to have David as part of the management team. His experience in commercial finance and leasing brings a broad skill set that will help Century Tokyo Leasing continue to develop new and existing vendor relationships to achieve our aggressive growth goals in Global Vendor Finance.”

“I am happy to be part of such a professional organization, “commented Van Zyl. “With a strong parent company’s support, existing partnerships, Tiger’s leadership and vision, the future is bright for Century Tokyo Leasing. We have many promising opportunities on the horizon.”

Established in 1985, Century Tokyo Leasing USA provides leases and loans to a wide spectrum of equipment including IT systems, construction, industrial machinery, machine tools, materials handling, healthcare equipment, office products and commercial vehicles.