Wells Fargo Capital Finance announced the addition of healthcare finance veteran Jason Dufour to its Healthcare Finance Group.  Based in McLean, VA, Dufour’s efforts will be  focused on providing senior secured financing to middle market healthcare companies operating across a variety of sectors, including hospitals, skilled nursing, home healthcare, hospice, medical device, pharmaceutical and others.

Dufour joins Wells Fargo after spending the past 14 years with GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services, where he served as healthcare ABL segment risk leader and other senior risk roles for more than a decade. Dufour is a Certified Public Accountant, Licensed Practical Nurse and he holds the rank of Major as a Medical Operations Officer in the U.S. Army Reserves. He earned a B.S. in Accounting from Daemen College and M.B.A. in Accounting and Finance from Saint Bonaventure University.

“Having Jason join our Healthcare Finance Group is exciting and will be positive for both our customers and the company,” stated Rhonda Noell, head of the Healthcare Finance division at Wells Fargo Capital Finance. “I look forward to working with Jason and growing our presence in the sector.”