William Stephenson Appointed Chairman, Global Vendor Finance, for De Lage Landen International B.V.
Wayne, Pa. (PRWEB) January 17, 2011
De Lage Landen International B.V., a global provider of high-quality asset-based financing products to manufacturers and distributors of capital goods, announced today that William Stephenson has been promoted to Chairman, Global Vendor Finance, reporting to Ronald Slaats, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of De Lage Landen. Mr. Stephenson continues in his capacity as a member of the company’s Executive Board.
Stephenson’s new role is a reflection of responsibilities that have been expanded to include the overall activities of De Lage Landen’s global vendor finance business. A recognized industry expert with more than 25 years of vendor finance experience, Stephenson has served in a number of key senior positions within De Lage Landen since 1987 and played an integral role in the emergence of De Lage Landen as a global market leader within the vendor finance and equipment leasing industry. Most recently, Stephenson served as Chief Commercial Officer, Global Vendor Finance.
Stephenson’s management team includes Carlo van Kemenade, Chief Commercial Officer and Deputy Chairman, Global Vendor Finance; Amy Nelson, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Global Vendor Finance; and Timothy MacCarrick, Chief Operating Officer, Global Vendor Finance.
Stephenson is a graduate of Florida State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business. He is also a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.
About De Lage Landen
De Lage Landen is a global provider of high-quality asset-based financing products. Headquartered in Eindhoven (Netherlands), De Lage Landen is 100% owned by Rabobank. This Dutch bank is triple-A rated by the major rating agencies Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s.
With offices and joint ventures in more than 35 countries worldwide, De Lage Landen specializes in asset financing and vendor finance programs on a worldwide scale. The global offering also includes an array of commercial finance solutions. The company focuses on the following industries: Food & Agriculture, Healthcare, Office Equipment, Technology Finance, Financial Institutions, Transportation and Construction & Industrial. De Lage Landen also offers private-label leasing programs for the banking industry, and delivers a broad range of financial services to leasing organizations and non-banking financial institutions.
In the Netherlands, De Lage Landen offers a broad range of financing products, both through local Rabobanks and directly to the market. These products include Equipment Leasing, Car and Commercial Vehicle Leasing, ICT Leasing, Consumer Finance and Factoring.
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De Lage Landen employs more than 5,000 individuals worldwide. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.delagelanden.com.
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