CHG-MERIDIAN has appointed Matt Ross as the new Senior Vice President of Business Development. Ross brings 25-plus years of experience in technology leasing to CHG-MERIDIAN and will focus on cultivating vendor relationships and growing new business opportunities in the three verticals of IT, healthcare and material handling.

“I am excited to have Matt come on board to drive success for our partners, clients and for CHG. He is uniquely qualified for this task, given his robust and wide ranging international experience with over a billion dollars in assets financed through both direct sales and vendor programs for information technology, healthcare and industrial assets,” said DJ DiMarco, Executive Vice President CHG-MERIDIAN.

“I look forward to helping CHG-MERIDIAN grow their already successful business in North America. My role allows me to leverage the expertise, transparency and competitive financing rates at CHG-MERIDIAN to help our customers across 25 countries lower the total lifecycle costs of their technology capital equipment,” said Ross.

Before joining CHG-MERIDIAN, Ross, worked at the Summit Funding Group (SFG) where he was VP of Sales and General Manager for both the Middle Market Business and IT Enterprise Business. Prior to SFG, he led business development efforts for Macquarie/Huntington Equipment Finance and was responsible for their Vendor Platform and Business Banking Platform. During 16 years at GE Capital, Ross held various roles, including GE Healthcare Financial Services National Sales Manager of Diagnostic Imaging, and responsibility for all GE HFS Business Development in the US. Ross spent the bulk of his career at GE Capital Vendor Financial Services, where he developed and managed many of GE’s marque vendor programs. He has a BS in Management from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Chapman University.