First Capital announced the hiring of Jason Stewart in its ABL Central Division. Stewart will lead and manage First Capital’s Dallas office and be responsible for all ABL new business activity in Texas and the south central market.

Stewart is an experienced financial professional with 25 years of experience in all aspects of the corporate finance industry including business development, underwriting, portfolio management, treasury, accounting, and operations. Most recently Stewart was managing director of Business Development for the ABL group of a national bank. Stewart started his ABL career with CIT Business Credit as regional underwriting manager and later national underwriting manager. He also held the positions of senior structuring officer and managing director of Business Development at CIT Energy. Past positions also include CEO and director of Themis Capital Corporation and CFO of Enerven Compression, a sponsor-backed energy services company.

“We are looking forward to having Jason join our team and lead and direct our new business development in the south central market,” said John Curtis, EVP and ABL Central Division Manager. “Jason brings to First Capital a proven track record of success in the Texas market, especially in the oil and gas market, which will further enhance our product offering in the region. Jason’s experience and First Capital’s flexibility in providing working capital solutions to middle market companies will position us for continued growth in the region.”

Stewart stated, “First Capital’s business model of providing flexible financing solutions to middle market companies over the last 25 years has been quite successful. I look forward to using my experience and relationships to provide working capital solutions to those companies looking to grow and expand in Texas and the region.”

Stewart is a Certified Public Accountant, holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the Commercial Finance Association, Association for Corporate Growth and the DFW Society of Financial Analysts.