FSW Funding announced the addition of Karla Gates to the position of portfolio manager.

A Phoenix native, Gates has spent almost two decades working in factor financing, beginning her career in 1993 in business development with Riviera Financing, where she was named Rookie of the Year. After six years with Riviera, Gates joined Wells Fargo as an assistant vice president in the business credit division. She then went out on her own working as an independent broker, providing accounts receivable/payable consulting. Just prior to joining FSW Funding, Gates spent three years as an account executive with Bibby Financial.

FSW Funding, formerly Factors Southwest LLC, headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, is a factoring firm that offers flexible and affordable lines of credit to small- and mid-size business-to-business and business-to-government companies.