Marquette Transportation Finance said it added Jack N. Roby III as vice president of sales and established a Huntsville, AL sales office for the company. Reporting to Diane Reed, senior vice president and national sales manager, he will focus on developing new business opportunities in the Southeastern U.S. Roby’s strong relationships with traditional lenders and within the transportation industry will enable Marquette to expand its presence in the Southeast, the company said.

Marquette Transportation Finance said it has experienced strong growth and looks to Roby to add to that growth with his extensive experience and high level of professionalism calling on trucking clients.

Roby has over 19 years of commercial finance and marketing experience in the Southeast, most recently with Federal National Payables and Crestmark Bank. He has B.S., Finance degree from Auburn University and has been an active member of CFA, TMA and numerous state trucking associations.