Utica Equipment Finance announced Roger McGinnis has joined the firm as Managing Director of Sales. Based in Fort Worth, TX, he will be responsible for sourcing and developing client and referral relationships throughout the United States.

“Roger is an excellent business development leader and growth activator with a solid reputation for territory expansion and client service,” said Ed Stolarski, President of Utica Equipment Finance. “He brings multidimensional insight into the customer life cycle, as well as key strategic alliances and partnerships. He has risen quickly in the field and has closed countless business transactions with businesses of all sizes.”

Over the past decade, McGinnis has held senior business development positions at several leading U.S. firms. Previously, at TCS Equipment Finance, he spearheaded a sales team with a focus on large enterprise accounts. At CG Commercial Finance, he cultivated and nurtured relationships with commercial banks, private equity firms and other institutional investors in partnership with the company’s deal origination, credit documentation and finance teams. He has also held business development positions at financial institutions including Pacific Western Bank, Morgan Stanley and Chase Bank. He has been recognized as a member of the exclusive President's Club for six consecutive years for consistent excellent performances.

He earned his Bachelor of Science from California State University.