Equify Financial
Fort Worth-based Equify Financial announced last week the hiring of Dan Krajewski as executive vice president.
Krajewski will oversee the company’s expansion of its equipment leasing and finance business, according to a press release, as well as “lead on the company’s capital markets development.”
"It is an honor and rare opportunity to have someone with Dan's expansive industry knowledge on our team,” says Equify Financial President Patrick Hoiby in a statement. “As an icon in the industry, Dan brings vast experience in developing and leading multiple business channels while incorporating the best in breed platforms within an organization like Equify."
In addition to implementing the vendor program business and capital markets, Krajewski will work with Equify's very successful core middle-market business team to cross-sell these new capabilities.
Along with his robust knowledge of the business and vast network of industry contacts, Krajewski serves as a board member and treasurer of the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA). Krajewski has also served as chairman of ELFA's Captive & Vendor Finance Steering Committee, a member of ELFA's Independent Finance Company Steering Committee, Liaison with ELFA Lease PAC, and ELFA Industry Futures Council.
“I can't express how excited I am to build out our dealer and vendor program business,” says Krajewski. “We will have a unique differentiator that will attract top talent as well as dealers and vendors. Equify will be able to service a vast range of transaction sizes and credit profiles all under one roof and balance sheet since we are not a regulated financial institution. High achieving dealer and vendor program managers understand the benefit that brings to their relationships."
Rinaldi Advisory Services served as the exclusive adviser to Equify Financial on the project from concept to execution, and principal Bob Rinaldi adds: “This is exciting from a pure scaling opportunity perspective. Equify's capital structure and aggressiveness in servicing the full range of customers' needs brings a unique toolset to the vendor program business model.”