SUPERIOR, CO. – July 7, 2015 – Key Equipment Finance, one of the nation’s largest bank-held equipment finance companies and an affiliate of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), today announced that Lori G. Frasier, senior vice president of strategy and performance management, has graduated from Leadership Program of the Rockies (LPR). The multi-faceted, nine-month training program combines the study of the constitution and free-market capitalism, and brings together a selective cross section of emerging leaders from Colorado in business, public policy and community activism.
“I am honored to graduate from this principled, highly focused program,” Frasier said. “Our class of 64 heard from world-class teachers from around the country on foreign policy, economics, education and government. By delving into topics such as the morality of capitalism and the timeless principles of the American Founding, I’ve gained valuable new perspective as a business leader.”
Former Congressman, Bob Schaffer is the chairman of LPR and teaches parts of the curriculum, as well as facilitates a unique interactive feature of the class, “Speak Out.” LPR alumni have become local and national elected officials, top state leaders, federal judges, presidential cabinet members and prominent influencers in business, public policy, the media, and in schools across the state.
“LPR is the most effective tool to promote liberty that I have witnessed here in Colorado,” said Shari Williams, president of the organization. “We are teaching people how to understand the founding principles and how to boil down the conditions of freedom to the simplest elements.”
For more information on the program, visit www.leadershipprogram.org.
About Key Equipment Finance Key Equipment Finance has been in the equipment finance business for 41 years and is one of the largest bank-based equipment finance providers in the U.S. The company provides tailored equipment lease and finance solutions for commercial clients and government entities. Through its manufacturer and vendor alliances unit, equipment finance programs are developed for manufacturers, distributors and resellers.
Key Equipment Finance’s specialty finance group includes a specialty finance lending team, which provides structured facilities to various sectors of the specialty finance market, and a lease capital markets team to support corporations looking to optimize risk and revenue. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, Key Equipment Finance manages $9 billion in assets and originates $4.8 billion of equipment financing annually. For more information, visit http://www.keyequipmentfinance.com.
About KeyCorp KeyCorp was organized more than 160 years ago and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. One of the nation’s largest bank-based financial services companies, Key had assets of approximately $94.2 billion at March 31, 2015. Key provides deposit, lending, cash management and investment services to individuals and small and mid-sized businesses in 12 states under the name KeyBank National Association. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBank Capital Markets trade name. For more information, visit https://www.key.com/. KeyBank is Member FDIC.