Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), a division of Wintrust Asset Finance, Inc., announce the hiring of Ed Parker, Garrett Wilkins and Ignacio Solares as account managers on its direct originations team located at its Frisco, Texas, headquarters.

In these roles, they will be responsible for originating equipment lease and loan transactions in the southern and eastern regions of the U.S.

WCF has been rapidly expanding the direct originations team and has added eight new sales professionals within the past few months. The addition of these professionals will further expand WCF’s presence in the middle market and strengthen the company’s commitment to its customers.

“We are excited to have Ed, Garrett and Ignacio join our team here at WCF,” said Joe Thompson, chief operating officer and executive vice president at WCF. “This expansion exhibits our commitment to furthering our reach to middle market companies, as well as recruiting, hiring, and developing new talent in the industry.”

“It’s an exciting time to be a part of the Wintrust Commercial Finance team,” added Justin Piot, vice president. “The company recently surpassed $1 billion in new business volume, which is a remarkable achievement in only three years. This strong growth in such a short amount of time demonstrates the company’s focus on providing creative finance solutions at a competitive cost of capital.”