WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association unveiled Career Pathways, a comprehensive leadership development program for equipment finance professionals as they progress through each phase of their careers. Career Pathways is a comprehensive list of the training, events, resources and volunteer opportunities offered by the association, organized into specific “career roadmaps.” The roadmaps make ELFA’s large and growing compendium of resources easier than ever to access, understand and use for professional advancement.

“Career Pathways is a cradle-to-grave executive leadership development program that can educate and prepare you for management in any area of the equipment finance business,” said ELFA President and CEO Ralph Petta. “Whether you’re just starting out in equipment finance, have a few years under your belt or you’re running the organization, ELFA has the resources to help prepare you for leadership.”

“Until now, I think a lot of our member colleagues had been trying to figure out their own paths, and whatever hit their radar was where they might start,” said Mike DiCecco, ELFA Board Chair and Executive Managing Director of Huntington Asset Finance. “Through Career Pathways, they can see the whole road ahead. This is a continuum of progressive development opportunities that help advance an equipment leasing professional through the industry and a career. The new organization of the material is helpful to managers, too, as they create career development pathways for their colleagues.”

Career Pathways packages together a wide range of ELFA’s education and leadership development tools according to experience level and areas of interest. Roadmaps are available in nine key areas: Accounting and Finance, Asset Management, Business Head or C-Level Executive, Credit and Collections, Information Technology, Legal, Operations, Pricing and Underwriting, and Tax.

More information about Career Pathways, including a video, an article and a series of Career Roadmaps, is available at www.elfaonline.org/CareerPathways.

About ELFA

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) is the trade association that represents companies in the nearly $1 trillion equipment finance sector, which includes financial services companies and manufacturers engaged in financing capital goods. ELFA members are the driving force behind the growth in the commercial equipment finance market and contribute to capital formation in the U.S. and abroad. Its 580 members include independent and captive leasing and finance companies, banks, financial services corporations, broker/packagers and investment banks, as well as manufacturers and service providers. ELFA has been equipping business for success for more than 60 years. For more information, please visit www.elfaonline.org.

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