Sertant Capital, an investor in equipment lease transactions originated exclusively through third party originators, has filled two key positions with leasing industry veterans who will support the Business Development and Credit & Fulfillment functions of the management team.
With more than 27 years of equipment finance experience in credit, fulfillment, and originations, Todd S. Leavey joins the team as Senior Vice President, Credit & Lease Administration. Mr. Leavey, who holds a B.S. in Finance from Cal Poly SLO and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Cal State Fullerton, brings extensive credit, transactional, and general leasing experience to the team. In this role, he will work closely with originators to evaluate opportunities and ensure rapid and efficient transaction fulfillment for their clients.
A lease industry veteran with more than 20 years of Sales Management and Business Development experience, including positions at GE and De Lage Landen, James J. Phelan joins the team as Vice President of Business Development and will be based in Cincinnati, OH. Mr. Phelan, who is a retired Major in the United States Marine Corp also holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Villanova University.
“We are well pleased to welcome these two talented and experienced individuals to our team,” said Dan Krajewski, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer for Sertant. “Todd and Jim are an excellent fit for our strategy of hiring seasoned, accomplished industry veterans to deliver value by establishing strong ‘partner’ relationships with lease transaction originators.”
Sertant Capital, LLC is a full service equipment lease company investing in domestic and international lease transactions originated exclusively from third party sources. Sertant delivers value to its originating partners by providing capital to a broad range of credit profiles, and unique special situation transactions for all types of commercial equipment projects. Sertant brings deep industry expertise to the market via a group of industry veterans combining an average tenure of 25 plus years in the leasing industry and over $5 Billion in funded transactions.