Joseph Upson joined Loeb as the business development officer for the Southeast region.

He joins a team that is focused on expanding the company’s equipment-based lending portfolio, appraisal services, off-lease remarketing services and auction services.

“It is a pleasure to bring a seasoned veteran in our field onto our team,” stated Jim Newman, Loeb Term Solutions managing partner. “Having known Joe in the industry for many years, we’re excited for him to add him to our team.”

Upson brings more than 26 years of experience in the corporate leasing and financing industry to Loeb. He will be working in business development for the company focusing on promoting the financial services of the company, namely the asset-based lending products offered by Loeb Term Solutions.

He was a co-founder and principal at CompanionWay Capital, a senior secured lender focused on the middle market sector, as well as Commenda Capital, a broker dealer focused on advisory work for small to middle sized companies. Additionally, Upson’s background includes positions with Textron Financial, GMAC Financial, Transamerica Financial, SunTrust Bank of Atlanta, Bank of Boston and DeNovo Capital, a financial advisory and syndication firm which he founded in 2002.