SUPERIOR, CO. – March 6, 2017 – Key Equipment Finance, one of the nation’s largest bank-held equipment finance companies and an affiliate of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), today announced that Susan Krieger has joined the company as vice president, bank channel. In this role, Krieger will support KeyBank commercial banking teams in western Pennsylvania and Erie, as well as support Key Equipment Finance healthcare initiatives throughout Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio.

“Susan has built an exceptional reputation in the financial services industry throughout her 24-year career,” said David Lempko, senior vice president, middle market director for Key Equipment Finance. “Susan is an industry veteran who works closely with her clients to help them achieve their business objectives through equipment finance. She will be a valuable asset to her clients, and I look forward to having her on our team.
 
Prior to joining Key Equipment Finance, Krieger was vice president for F.N.B. Corporation. She has held senior level positions with FirstMerit Bank, Citizens Bank and LINC Capital Inc. throughout her extensive career in equipment finance.

Krieger has a bachelor’s degree in business management and marketing from Robert Morris University. She also participates in ongoing sales training through the Sandler Business Institute.

Key Equipment Finance offers equipment financing and business leasing solutions to a range of business types and industries.

Learn more at www.keyequipmentfinance.com.

About Key Equipment Finance

Key Equipment Finance has been in the equipment finance business for 44 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 nearly $12 billion in assets and originates $4.5 billion of equipment financing annually. For more information, visit http://www.keyequipmentfinance.com.

About KeyCorp

KeyCorp's (NYSE: KEY) roots trace back 190 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 $136.5 billion at December 31, 2016. Key provides deposit, lending, cash management and investment services to individuals and small and mid-sized businesses in 15 states under the name KeyBank National Association and First Niagara Bank, National Association, through a network of more than 1,200 branches and more than 1,500 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.