Monitor Awards Industry Veterans and Rising Stars at Converge

Monitor hosted its second annual event, Converge, on May 15 – 16 in Philadelphia. The conference ended with an awards gala at the National Constitution, where Monitor awarded over a dozen designations.

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Monitor hosted its second annual event, Converge, on May 15 – 16 in Philadelphia. The conference ended with an awards gala at the National Constitution, where Monitor awarded over a dozen designations. The winners are:

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• Champion of Diversity: Nancy Robles, president of Eastern Funding

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• Community Impact: Lovern Gordon, founder of Love Life Now Foundation

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• Creating Change and Innovation: Deborah Reuben, founder and CEO of TomorrowZone

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• Equipment Finance Team of the Year: Fleet Advantage’s transaction management team

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• Industry Advocate: Randy Haug, executive vice president, vice chairman, and co-founder of LTi Technology Solutions

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• Leader of the Year: Brad Peterson, CEO of Channel

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• Lifetime Achievement: Adam Warner, retired president, Key Equipment Finance

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• Mentor Extraordinaire: Donna Yanuzzi, executive vice president, 1st Equipment Finance

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• Most Influential Woman of the Year: Michelle Speranza, chief marketing officer, LEAF Commercial capital

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• MVP Behind the Scenes: David Wiener, managing director of The Alta Group

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• NextGen: Jillian Munson, vice president, process and automation at QuickFi

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Monitor also awarded the following Monitor 100-related designations:_x000D_

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• Asset Growth in Dollars ($): John Deere Financial

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• Fastest-Growing by Assets (%): First Commonwealth Equipment Finance

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• Volume Growth in Dollars ($): DLL

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• Fastest-Growing by Volume (%): Delta Financial Group

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• Market Leader – Agriculture: John Deere Financial

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• Market Leader – Construction: Caterpillar Financial Services

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• Market Leader – Trucks and Trailers: Volvo Financial Services

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• Market Leader – IT & Related Technology Services: Dell Financial

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• Market Leader – Industrial & Manufacturing: Bank of America Global Leasing

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