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Executive management
Gary N. Silverhardt
is President, CEO and majority shareholder of Equilease. He is a recognized leader in the commercial finance industry with more than 20 years of experience managing and raising capital for specialty finance companies, having raised equity, mezzanine capital and senior debt, and having been an issuer of asset-backed securities. He has also originated joint ventures with hedge funds and private equity funds supporting these companies. He is a frequent speaker at specialty finance and capital markets conferences on the subject of leasing, portfolio management, portfolio acquisition and securitization, and he often serves as a consultant to industry leaders. Prior to Equilease, Mr. Silverhardt held senior executive positions with ICON Capital Corp. and Federated Capital Corp. Gary also owned and operated a consulting company that specialized in portfolio management and corporate/financial planning for independent and bank-owned leasing companies. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a former member of Coopers & Lybrand’s audit group, where he was also involved in acquisition due diligence and assisted in the implementation of several accounting pronouncements.
Michael D. Zwick
brings over 28 years of equipment lease origination experience to Equilease. As the Company’s Executive Vice President, he is primarily responsible for portfolio origination and acquisition, both seasoned and non-performing, secured loan origination relationships and secondary lease origination programs. Since 2002, the Company has acquired 22 portfolios. Prior to joining the Company in 1997, Mr. Zwick was Vice President of Lease Acquisitions for ICON Capital Corp. where he was employed for nine years and was consistently its top producer, both in terms of origination and portfolio performance. During his tenure, Mr. Zwick originated over $500 million of equipment leases. He holds a BS from New York University.
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