The leadership team at Crestmark brings with them a host of diverse financial backgrounds and expertise, including: traditional banking, commercial lending, commercial finance (including asset-based lending, factoring and leasing). They’ve also worked as business advisors and in entrepreneurial ventures. They are active on numerous advisory boards, as well as in community organizations where they are members of groups that work with young businesses in need of financial advice; present at conferences; and publish articles about the industry. As members of industry groups such as the ABA, BBB, CFA, ELFA, IFA, and many more, they are active in the business community to ensure that Crestmark knows the best and most efficient way to provide working capital solutions to businesses that need it – when they need it most. What you will find consistent about everyone on our leadership team is his or her drive to help. When you hear them talk about the businesses and clients that have thrived through their relationship with Crestmark, it becomes increasingly clear why they got involved in this business in the first place. They like to help. To read more about our executive team, click on the names below.
Executive Committee
Christopher R. Soupal
Executive Vice President
Alt. Energy | CEF | CVF | GGL | JV Division President
Mark Matheson
Executive Vice President
Chief Credit Officer
Matt Barbuscak
Executive Vice President
Deputy Chief Credit Officer
Heath Holdbrooks
Executive Vice President
Commercial Capital President
Larry Pearce
Executive Vice President
CVF | JV Business Unit President
James M. Recker
Division Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel
Crestmark Equipment Finance
Tom Rutherford
Division President
Crestmark Equipment Finance
Steven Tomasello
Executive Vice President
Business Credit President
Management
Lisa Beattie
Senior Vice President
Marketing/Communications Director
Alex Echevarria
First Vice President
EVP, Crestmark Vendor Finance
Jon Ellis
Vice President
Alternative Energy
Chris Emge
Senior Vice President
Sales Manager, Crestmark Equipment Finance
Lynne Taylor Farrar
First Vice President
Underwriting Manager
James Farrell
Senior Vice President
Division Sales Manager
Julie Halbert
Senior Vice President
Underwriting Manager
Steve Hansen
Senior Vice President
Division Sales Manager
Teri Haynes
First Vice President
Corporate Operations Manager
Bob Leonard
Senior Vice President
Managing Director of Indirect Originations, Crestmark Equipment Finance
Arick Levine
First Vice President
Sales Manager, Crestmark Equipment Finance
Ray Morandell
Head of National Product Development
Rick Pierman
Senior Vice President
Strategic Operations, Crestmark Equipment Finance
Mike Ramazio
First Vice President
EVP, Crestmark Vendor Finance
Jeff Silverstein
Senior Vice President
Portfolio Manager
Andrew K. Swanson
Senior Vice President
Field Exam Manager
Philip Yanick
Senior Vice President
Chief Risk Officer