North Mill Equipment Finance has hired Paul Cheslock as Vice President of Customer Relations.

Cheslock brings 27 years of experience leading customer relations and sales teams in various sectors of the financial industry with an emphasis on the equipment finance space. He has worked with international corporations such as GE Leasing Solutions as Sales Manager, as Vice President of Indirect Markets for Boston-based fintech, TimePayment, and most recently as Vice President of Sales for LeaseQ, an online lending startup.

“I’m thrilled that Paul has joined us to help introduce a level of service for our referral source partners in the small ticket segment,” said David C. Lee, North Mill CEO. “We rely exclusively on our referral source partners to promote our solutions and Paul’s experience fits perfectly into our strategy.”

Cheslock will be responsible for managing, servicing and growing the company’s broker relationships. He will play a significant role in establishing new technologies and new products designed to enhance the broker experience from the submission of a transaction through to its approval and funding. Additionally, he’ll monitor satisfaction.

Headquartered in Norwalk, CT, North Mill Equipment is a national, independent equipment finance company that originates and services small-ticket equipment leases and loans, ranging from $15,000 to $250,000 in value. It is majority owned by an affiliate of Wafra Capital Partners Inc.