Star Funding has announced that Ronnie Sussman has joined the company as vice president, Business Development. Bringing ten years of experience in commercial finance, Sussman will primarily focus on developing solutions for small- to mid-size companies seeking purchase order financing and/or receivables factoring.

Previously, she was vice president of Marketing in the Retail Finance Groups at National City Bank and LaSalle Retail Finance, where she was responsible for developing leads for retail lending opportunities and liaising with the regional sales professionals. Prior to LaSalle, Sussman was vice president Business Development with GMAC Commercial Finance providing financing to manufacturing and consumer products companies.

She graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor