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Cramer Owen has spent over 35 years managing, advising and leading manufacturers and financial services enterprises on ways to grow and profit by expanding product sales throughout the world. A subject matter expert on equipment financing, Owen has successfully represented and assisted multinational manufacturers, their finance subsidiaries and independent global finance enterprises in achieving growth and profit objectives. Cramer is comfortable operating in complex, ambiguous environments in both domestic and international settings. In October of 2015, Owen established an advisory enterprise, CH2 Capital Advisors, LLC. CH2 Capital is focused on leveraging Owen’s distinct skill sets and professional experience to support the strategic growth objectives of industrial and financial services enterprises.

Prior to this, Owen was National Leasing Manager with Key Equipment Finance, a division of Key Bank, N.A. In this role, he was responsible for helping to expand the company’s national footprint of financing specialty transportation equipment by working with manufacturers, dealers and large operators. Owen spent over two decades in various management roles with De Lage Landen Financial Services (a wholly owned subsidiary of Rabobank), Wells Fargo, CIT Group, GE Capital, CNH Capital, Daimler A.G. and PACCAR Inc. His roles with De Lage Landen, Daimler A.G. and PACCAR involved substantial international business responsibilities including a four year ex-pat sales management assignment in Bahrain covering North Africa and the Middle East. During these assignments, Owen’s industry experience included heavy duty specialty vehicles, over-the-road transportation, aviation, marine, cranes, aerial lift, oil & gas, construction and industrial equipment.

Owen is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management with a Masters of Business Administration in finance.

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Posts by this Author:

Blogs
The possibility of the federal government seeking to impose significant new regulations on the equipment finance industry is real and growing. Read Full Article

Industry Insights
November 07, 2016 @ 07:00 AM

As our industry loses mature and seasoned talent, should hiring younger talent really be our primary focus? Read Full Article

Industry Insights
July 05, 2016 @ 07:00 AM

JPMorgan Chase recently announced a partnership agreement with OnDeck Capital. This may well be a watershed event in the emerging Fintech commercial finance segment. Read Full Article

Industry Insights
January 19, 2016 @ 07:00 AM

Cramer Owen notes uncertainty over the proposed changes in lease accounting rules and the like are resulting in changing demand for financing products for specialty vehicles. Read Full Article

Sector Outlooks
November 18, 2014 @ 07:00 AM

In the world of equipment financing, if you ask ten people to define the term “Life Cycle Economics”, you’re likely to get ten different answers... Read Full Article

Sales/Business Development
April 02, 2014 @ 07:00 AM