Michael K. Bivins joins Sertant Capital as Executive Vice President, Sales and Business Development. He will be based out of Sertant’s corporate headquarters in Newport Beach, CA, and report to CEO Dan Krajewski.

Bivins will lead all aspects of both the application only and structured finance divisions of the company. A 27-year industry veteran, Bivins joins Sertant from Balboa Capital where he led sales primarily focused on large ticket business. Accomplishments during his tenure at Balboa Capital include managing its Arizona office as well as expanding the business into the Pacific Northwest by opening its office in Washington state. Prior to Balboa Capital, Bivins held leadership roles at Crossroad Equipment Finance and California First Leasing. Bivins earned his B.S. from California State University, Chico and is an active member of the ELFA.

“Mike will be instrumental to the success of Sertant Capital in 2019,” said Krajewski. “His experience and expertise in building best-in-class sales organizations will advance our mission to deliver flexible and customized equipment financing solutions to all of Sertant’s current and prospective clients.”

Bivins stated, “I couldn’t be happier to join the Sertant team. The breadth and depth of experience across the company is second to none. I look forward to building a world-class sales team to serve Sertant’s clients, both current and new.”