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Meet CEO
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Management Team
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Summit Financial Resources is a nationally recognized provider of working
capital financing to small and medium-sized businesses in a broad range of
industries.
We provide cash flow solutions to companies requiring a financing structure
that cannot be provided by banks or other commercial finance sources.
Businesses needing to address critical cash flow shortages must work with
financing sources that are confident in working with their problem. Our
proven success in meeting this need is based on our unique ability to solve
cash flow problems.
Our goal is to be a responsive financial partner to our clients. Achieving
it means having the ability to understand the challenges of operating a
business in today's competitive environment. We believe this capability is
what separates us from our competitors. Our success is proven by the long
term relationships we build with our clients, which in turn allow them to be
successful.
We welcome the opportunity to work with you. We believe our unique,
experienced approach to our business, combined with our financial strength,
makes Summit Financial Resources a reliable source of financing.
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| OUR
PHILOSOPHY |
Our business practices
are guided by three principles:
Straight
Talk
A successful financial
partnership means having open communication and mutually understood
expectations between us and our clients.
Fair
Deals
We offer working
capital financing facilities at a cost and in a structure that provides
our clients with a clear solution to their cash flow needs.
Real
Commitments
We are committed to
meeting the financing needs of our clients through the life of our
relationship with them. Frequently, this means working out solutions with
them when unexpected events put a strain on cash flow. There is no
substitute for an experienced financial partner when these circumstances
arise.
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Gordon
G. La Haye – President & CEO
Mr. La Haye has more
than 25 years of experience in the commercial finance industry serving in
senior management positions with Heller First Capital, Concord Growth
Corporation and the CIT Group. He joined the company in 1999 as its
President & CEO and has led the company to its present position as a
nationwide provider of working capital financing to small businesses.
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Michael Gardner -
Chief
Credit Officer
Mr.
Gardner has over 24 years of experience in the commercial
finance industry, joining Summit in 2004. He has held
various senior lending, portfolio and credit management
positions with GE Capital Commercial Services, Inc., CIT
Business Credit, Inc., and Heller Financial, Inc. Mr.
Gardner is a graduate of Adrian College in Michigan.
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Catherine Goodman – National
Marketing Manager
Ms.
Goodman has over 18 years of experience in financial marketing,
communications, and branding. This experience includes six years
as a Project Director for Carbone Smolan Agency in New
York City, during which time she managed
multi-million dollar strategic marketing projects for clients such
as Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, PaineWebber and Prudential.
Prior to this role she worked in New York
as a VP of Marketing for
Bankers Trust and as AVP of Marketing for the Zurich Group. Ms.
Goodman graduated with a degree in English cum
laude from Utah
State
University.
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Doug Keefe - Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Keefe has
over 20 years of experience in finance. Prior to Summit, he served
as Managing Director and CFO of Global Distribution for Putnam
Investments in
Boston. Mr. Keefe has also worked for
Boston-based Fidelity Investments, as SVP of Finance and Risk
Management for their e-Business Group, SVP of Finance for Fidelity
Capital & Ventures, and SVP/CFO of Fidelity Trust Company, the
company's retail banking unit. Mr. Keefe started his career with
Coopers and Lybrand, where he achieved the level of Senior Manager
and became a Certified Public Accountant. He is a graduate of the University
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Andy Osborn
Senior Vice President, National Sales Manager
Mr. Osborn has over 15 years of experience in the Commercial Finance Industry, most recently as National Sales Manager for Stearns Financial Services. He served as the Intermountain Regional Sales Manager and Business Development Officer in the Intermountain Region for eight years. Mr. Osborn began working in commercial finance with Altres Financial, serving in Business Development and Sales Management positions. Mr. Osborn began his career as Director of Sales for a Utah based marketing company that provided merchant services products and contact management software to entrepreneurs and small business owners nationwide. He received his Bachelors degree in Accounting from Utah State University. |
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