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Chris Regas

Profile

  • 40 years in equipment finance management, leadership and sales

  • Expertise in start ups, large global captive companies and bank financing division

  • Led Six Sigma implementation in National Finance Group resulting in 4X gains in productivity

  • Developed National Sales Organizations at multiple firms, focused on cross sell optimization

  • Participated in the Executive Leadership team overseeing global operations

  • Founding Board Member of a Community Bank and served on additional bank boards

  • Member of the Board of Trustees of Flagler College

Expertise

  • Retail and direct equipment financing

  • Strategic sales development

  • Operational governance

  • Risk management

Representative accomplishments
Select Prior Employers

  • Caterpillar Financial Services

  • CIT Equipment Financing

  • AmerisBank Equipment Financing

  • FCC Equipment Financing

  • Named VP for US Sales and Caterpillar’s Commercial Card Operations. Responsibilities included retail, direct lending and dealer financing originations - participating on the credit committee on exposures in excess of 25 million

  • Co-Founded Forke Credit, later known as FCC Equipment Financing, providing direct financing and Leasing solutions throughout the US. Later named CEO and Board of Forke Auctioneers providing leadership to the global reach of the company

  • Led the sale of FCC Equipment Financing to Caterpillar Financial Services, which eventually became the largest direct lender in construction and truck financing

  • Led a team to build a financing and leasing platform for AmerisBank, developing credit policies, strategic integration of products, and the building of an origination team

  • Founded Regas Financial Services providing a spectrum of financial services to middle Market Companies

Education

  • BS and BA from Vanderbilt University

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