IFC Credit Corporation Announces New Appointments

Mr. Rudy Trebels, President and Chief Executive Officer of IFC Credit Corporation recently announced the following promotions within the company:

Mr. John Estok has been appointed to President of IFC’s Small-Ticket Division. In his new position, Estok will direct all activities for the company’s small-ticket group including its indirect business unit, Pioneer Capital Corporation.

Prior to assuming his new position, Mr. Estok was Chief Operations Officer for IFC Credit Corporation.

Mr. Estok has been involved in the equipment leasing industry since 1972. He joined IFC Credit Corporation in 2003 with IFC’s acquisition of First Portland Corporation (dba FirstCorp) where he served as President. Previously, Mr. Estok was Executive Vice President and COO of Hitachi Credit Canada Inc.; President and CEO of Industrial Leasing Corporation of Portland, Oregon; and Executive Vice President of Norex Leasing, Burlington, Canada. He is also past President of the Equipment Lessors Association of Canada.

Mr. David Keenan has been appointed to Senior Vice President, Controller and Treasurer. In his new position, Mr. Keenan will be responsible for IFC’s financial reporting, and managing the company’s accounting and treasury functions, budgets and forecasting.

Mr. Keenan joined IFC Credit Corporation in July, 2003 with over 25 years experience in the leasing industry. From 1978 to 2001, Mr. Keenan was with Comdisco, Inc., a world-wide provider of technology and financial services, most recently serving as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller. Earlier, he was with KPMG for six years. Mr. Keenan has a B.A. in Accounting from St. Mary’s College.

Mr. Marc Langs has been appointed to Senior Vice President of Finance and Corporate Development. Mr. Langs will be responsible for the management of banking and investor relationships, IT, facilities management, financial reporting, and acquisition integration of new companies into IFC.

Mr. Langs joined IFC in May, 2003 and was previously Vice President, Corporate Finance. Prior to joining IFC, he held executive positions in several early stage growth companies. Earlier, he was Chief Financial Officer of SmithKline / Beecham's US consumer products division. Throughout his career, Mr. Langs has been involved in mergers and acquisitions, raising capital and integrating companies and systems into parent/platforms. Mr. Langs has a BS in Finance from UCLA, and an MBA from California State University at Long Beach.


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