Sue Duckett has been named Executive Vice President at Franklin Capital Holdings LLC, a Highland Park, Illinois financial services firm.  Franklin Capital provides accounts receivable lending and factoring, purchase order/trade finance, export finance, supply side finance, and inventory and machinery & equipment loans to small and medium-size businesses in the U.S. and Canada.
 
Duckett brings 25 years of financial experience in both the United States and the United Kingdom.  Previously she was Executive Vice President and Managing Director at Bibby Financial Services in both the U.S. and U.K.  She was most recently General Manager for Accord Business Finance.  Early in her career she worked for Norwich Union Plc and the Bank of Scotland.

As a member of the senior management team at Franklin Capital, Duckett will work directly with Gary Edidin, Chairman of the company.  "We're very pleased to have attracted such a talented and effective executive to our team," said Edidin.  "We're looking forward to leveraging Sue's experience and creativity to help our client's grow their businesses."

Duckett is an active member of the Commercial Finance Association, Turnaround Management Association, Small Business Advocacy Council and previously with the U.K.-based Asset Based Finance Association where she served as an industry trainer and advisor.

Franklin Capital Network is a financial service company that provides credit programs to meet the needs of small to medium-size businesses whose banks cannot always satisfy their working capital requirements.  Clients include start-ups, fast growing businesses and turnarounds including DIPs and companies emerging from Chapter 11. Franklin Capital's senior management has extensive national and international experience in commercial banking and commercial finance.