Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Societe Generale Equipment Finance USA (“SGEF USA”) a member of the Société Générale Group, has named Dick Szwak as Vice President of Sales for its High Technology Market Segment.
In this capacity, Dick will be responsible for developing both funding and vendor relationships in the technology sector. Szwak will report to Larry Scherzer who is the Head of Sales and Marketing.
Dick Szwak has over 22 years of vendor leasing and finance industry experience. Most recently he served as Vice President and General Manager of Strategic Accounts at Avaya Financial Services. Prior to joining SGEF USA, Szwak held other leadership roles at The CIT Group and AT&T Capital Corporation, including: VP of Asset Management, Director of Sales, and Director of Federal Government Leasing.
“Dick’s experience in technology vendor leasing will be crucial in SGEF USA’s efforts to support the bank’s existing global technology vendors and to develop new relationships in the U.S” said Larry Scherzer.
Societe Generale Equipment Finance is the leader for equipment and vendor finance in Europe. Societe Generale Equipment Finance is part of the Division of Specialized Financial Services Group at Societe Generale, a leading banking group in the Euro Zone. Societe Generale Equipment Finance USA is the 23rd country in SGEF’s global network and is based in Jersey City, NJ. SGEF USA will complete SGEF’s global offering with innovative leasing and loan solutions supporting manufacturers, dealers and their customers. For more information please go to http://www.sgef.us/.