Tessa Bitner joins FGI Finance

NEW YORK, June 28, 2011 – David DiPiero, President and CEO of FGI Finance (www.fgifinance.com), has announced that Tessa Bitner has joined FGI Finance as Vice President of Business Development. In this position, Bitner will be responsible for helping develop the Midwestern US market alongside Business Development Officer, Nancy Kalman. “I am excited to get to work closely with Tessa and to further the progress made in the region so far” says Kalman. Their goal will be to focus on building and nurturing relationships with other lenders and referral sources.

Bitner brings more than seven years of experience to her new position at FGI Finance. “We are very pleased to have Tessa join our team,” says David DiPiero. “She is a great addition to our company and to our existing Midwest efforts.”

Prior to joining FGI, Bitner was Business Development Manager of Talon Merchant Capital where she was responsible for sourcing multi-million dollar inventory deals from the financial services sector, Fortune 100 and 500 retailers, and consumer product manufacturers. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is an active member of the TMA, CFA, ACG and ABI.

“FGI Finance offers exceptional, international financing expertise which is a unique niche among the commercial lending community. I am greatly looking forward to further developing FGI’s partnerships with the broad scope of financial service providers based in the Midwest market” says Bitner.

FGI Finance (www.fgifinance.com) is a global commercial finance firm with clients in over 60 countries around the world. FGI helps middle market companies by providing them with various financial products, business loans and financial services to meet their financing needs. FGI Finance provides financing in over 15 foreign currencies and has a presence in 6 continents.


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