Orion First announced the addition of Kim Riggs, formerly Vice President of Business Development at Snap Advances, who has joined Orion First as a member of the business development team.

“We are excited to add Kim to our team at Orion First,” said David T. Schaefer, CEO of Orion First. “She is an experienced sales and development leader with years of industry involvement throughout the small business lending and alternative finance sectors. I am confident that her knowledge will help us grow our reach and support a greater number of small business lenders as we enter 2019.”

A graduate of Washington State University, Rigg’s professional experience includes development roles at both direct lender and service provider companies. As a sales professional, she has been active in the industry for over a decade, attending industry events, growing her professional network and developing the connections needed to drive growth in small business lending.”

“As a regular conference goer, and someone generally active in the industry, I’ve been connected with the team at Orion First for many years, and have always admired their dedication and professionalism,” Riggs said. “So, I jumped at the opportunity to join their ranks and contribute to growing their organization. Today’s borrowers demand more services, product options and responsiveness from lenders, so third-party resources like Orion are in high demand and can really provide greater value to the end user.”

Orion First, based in Gig Harbor, WA, is a full-service commercial loan and lease portfolio servicer which provides a suite of services and products to manage the complete life cycle of a borrower. Orion has built a servicing platform that includes systems to support lease and loan accounting, credit application processing, scoring and decisioning products, and collection management.