FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., (May 23, 2018) – First National Capital Corporation (FNCC), a full-service commercial equipment and aviation finance provider, has announced that Anthony Salm has been appointed as Senior Vice President to head up a new East Coast office in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Salm a 19-year veteran of the finance & leasing industry has held numerous sales and executive leadership positions with several institutions including Tokai Bank, Fidelity, ABB, CG Commercial, First National Capital, Iron City Capital and most recently as founder and CEO of Lexant Capital.  Mr. Salm will bring his US Staff over to FNCC and be responsible for the East Coast and Canada Regions.   

Mr. Salm brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in domestic markets as well as extensive experience in the Canadian markets. Mr. Salm will begin staffing the new operation immediately with 6-8 sales and senior sales representatives.

Keith Duggan CEO of First National said “we are thrilled that Anthony and his team have decided to re-join First National after a several year absence. Mr. Salm was a top performer and excellent leader for our company in the past, and given his recent experiences as founder and co-owner of other companies, he now brings an even greater depth of knowledge and experience. We look forward to a highly successful operation headed by Mr. Salm”

Across a wide variety of industries and asset classes, First National Capital Corporation supports mid-sized and large companies by providing competitive equipment financing across an extensive variety of business and credit situations. FNCC has deployed more than $2.2B in capital to companies throughout the U.S. and Canada for equipment, project and aviation financing. First National was recently recognized by the Monitor as the 6th largest Independent Equipment Finance Companies in the United States.

For more information, please visit the First National Capital Corporation website at www.firstncc.com