Orion First announced that Paul Marcoe, formerly Vice President Information Systems & Security at Financial Pacific Leasing, has joined Orion First as Chief Technology Officer.
 
“Mr. Marcoe is a great addition to the Orion First leadership team,” said David T. Schaefer, CEO of Orion First. “Paul is a talented Information Technology executive with proven industry experience. His robust skillset, numerous successful projects managed and overall IT vision make him a perfect fit to lead technology initiatives here at Orion.”

“The experienced staff at Orion delivers significant value to their customers,” added Paul Marcoe. “I’m thrilled to add my years of IT and financial services experience to Orion’s wealth of industry knowledge. I’m looking forward to working as a team to bring new technology to market that will further deliver value to Orion’s customers.”

A graduate of Western Washington University, Paul Marcoe is a seasoned IT executive with an extensive and balanced background ranging from Operations and Project Management to Information Security. For over 20 years, Mr. Marcoe has managed and maintained many aspects of Financial Pacific Leasing IT strategies while also spearheading the direction and development of several campaigns to update and improve internal systems.

Orion First serves those who finance small business. Orion is built around full-service commercial loan, lease and contract management. Additionally, Orion provides scoring and decision products, and commercial collection services to the industry. At their core, Orion is a manager of risk, focusing specifically on small business lending in the United States.