February 14, 2022 – Key Equipment Finance, a division of KeyBank and one of the largest bank-owned equipment finance providers in the United States, has named Debra Hoffer as an equipment finance officer. In this role, she will be responsible for identifying, developing and nurturing relationships with customers seeking equipment finance/leasing transactions in the Southeastern U.S.
“Debra brings nearly 40 years of customer relationship management experience to this role, particularly with the equipment and commercial finance sector,” said Joe Messineo, regional sales director for Key Equipment Finance. “As a seasoned business development officer, she is a great addition to our team and an excellent resource for our customers. Plus, she is familiar with the Key Equipment Finance culture, having worked in our Atlanta office earlier in her career. I’m thrilled to welcome her back to Key Equipment Finance, assuming the role Henry Bissell successfully filled until his recent retirement.”
Most recently, Hoffer was vice president of sales for U.S. Bank Equipment Finance. Her career experience also includes serving as vice president of sales for The CIT Group, Inc. and leasing manager for Key Equipment Finance, as well as other equipment finance roles with increasing levels of responsibility.
For more information, visit https://www.keyequipmentfinance.com/.
About Key Equipment Finance
Key Equipment Finance, a division of KeyBank, has been in the equipment, software and services finance business for over 48 years and is one of the largest bank-owned equipment finance providers in the U.S. The company provides tailored equipment lease and finance solutions for commercial clients and government entities, manufacturers, distributors, resellers and, through Specialty Finance Lending, a business unit of KeyBank, provides structured facilities across various sectors of the specialty finance market. Additionally, Key Equipment Finance’s capital markets team utilizes its syndication capabilities to structure large, multi-bank transactions. With headquarters outside Denver, Colorado, Key Equipment Finance manages approximately $15.2 billion in assets and originates approximately $4.4 billion of equipment financing annually. For more information, visit keyequipmentfinance.com.
About KeyCorp
KeyCorp's roots trace back nearly 200 years to Albany, New York. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Key is one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $186.3 billion on December 31, 2021. Key provides deposit, lending, cash management, and investment services to individuals and businesses in 15 states under the name KeyBank National Association through a network of approximately 1,000 branches and approximately 1,300 ATMs. 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 KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For more information, visit https://www.key.com/. KeyBank is Member FDIC.
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