LEAF Commcerial Capital, Inc. announced that Vincent Faino has joined LEAF as Senior Vice President of Sales. In his role Vince will be responsible for all aspects of sales, including LEAF's small business finance group, retail vendor sales channel, captive support team as well as all major account business development initiatives.
This executive position was added in response to the rapid expansion and growth that LEAF experienced in 2011; and to focus its sales efforts in order to meet the organizations very aggressive future sales goals.

Vince has demonstrated successful strategic leadership in his prior senior positions with a Fortune 500 manufacturer's finance arm; Textron Financial Corporation and two of the world's largest global financial institutions, Citigroup and ABN Amro. He also held senior executive positions at a leading regional bank, EAB and a prominent equipment financing company, American Equipment Leasing (AEL).

Crit DeMent, LEAF's Chairman and CEO, stated, "We are excited to have Vince join the LEAF executive team. I have worked with him in the past and know the skills that he will bring to LEAF will help us not only achieve our sales goals but also assist our customers in meeting their sales growth objectives as well. Vince is an established industry veteran with over 25 years in the equipment finance industry. He has an extensive record of industry accomplishments, focused on helping companies execute their corporate sales strategies through his creative and highly disciplined management approach. His proven sales leadership will be instrumental in helping LEAF to expand the LEAF 360° Solution™ to leading manufacturers, dealers and resellers enabling them to better utilize leasing as a powerful sales strategy. We know that he will apply his extraordinary expertise to help LEAF continue to transform the way the market perceives the value of a financing partner."