David J. Turco, a veteran corporate finance and business development specialist, was named business development director of AloStar Capital Finance with responsibility for the six-state New England area.

Turco will focus on raising the visibility of AloStar Capital Finance by building relationships with intermediary partners and increasing opportunities for clients in the region.

Turco most recently served as assistant vice president with GE Capital Corporate Finance in Chicago, where he was responsible for sourcing and analyzing new business opportunities in the 19-state Midwest region after completing GE’s Experienced Commercial Leadership Program for sales and marketing. Prior to his role at GE, he was director of Marketing for TM Capital and began his career as a paralegal with Goodwin Procter.

Turco has experience in business development, commercial strategy, analytics and product management. Additionally, he has expertise in financial modeling, company and industry analysis as well as marketing.

“We are extremely pleased to bring on someone of David’s talent and experience,” said David Phillips, managing director and national organizations director for AloStar. “We are confident that he will be successful in building the AloStar brand in the important New England market by assisting new and existing clients with their business goals.”