Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL) President and CEO Robert
Sarver announced this week that Michael Brown has joined the
company as president and CEO of its affiliate Western Alliance Leasing.
“Western Alliance is pleased to have Mike
Brown as a member of our team and leading our equipment finance/leasing
group,” said Sarver. “He
(Brown) is well respected in the leasing industry and brings a wealth of
equipment financing knowledge to our clients. With his expertise and
leadership, we plan to continue to grow our leasing division and provide
valuable partnerships to our business clients in Arizona, California and
Nevada.”
Brown joins Western Alliance after serving as executive vice
president/Group Head of CIT Group, Equipment Finance the past three
years. Prior to that, he spent 13 years at Wells Fargo where he managed
regional leasing and equipment financing over a 12-state territory. With
25 years of equipment finance and leasing experience, Brown is a
respected and familiar face in the banking and equipment financing
industry.
As an active member of the equipment financing industry, Brown currently
serves as a board member of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation
and is currently serving on the Governmental Affairs and Membership
Committees. He also received a B.S. in Business Administration from
Kansas State University.
Western Alliance Leasing is an affiliate of Western Alliance
Bancorporation serving customers in Arizona, California and Nevada.
Specializing in equipment financing, Western Alliance Leasing is
dedicated in providing a relationship-based approach to product
delivery, superior customer service, local representation and
responsiveness with judicious and focused risk management.
Western Alliance Bancorporation is the parent company of Western
Alliance Leasing, Alliance Bank of Arizona, Bank of Nevada, First
Independent Bank of Nevada, Torrey Pines Bank, Alta Alliance Bank,
Miller/Russell & Associates, Shine Investment Advisory Services, Premier
Trust, and PartnersFirst. These dynamic organizations provide a broad
array of banking, leasing, trust, investment, and mortgage services to
clients. Additional information can be accessed on the company's
website, www.westernalliancebancorp.com.
Western Alliance Bancorporation
Robert Sarver, CEO, 602-952-5445
Dale
Gibbons, CFO, 702-248-4200
