Brown joins Santander as SVP equipment finance

Santander Bank has appointed Tim Brown as senior vice president of equipment finance. He is responsible for growing the indirect business focused on purchasing equipment lending and leasing transactions on a national scale. Brown comes to Santander with more than 20 years of experience in purchasing indirect, secured equipment financing transactions primarily in the less than investment grade and middle market arena. He was most recently senior vice president at GE Capital. “Tim has extensive experience in the commercial equipment finance space,” said Vince Belcastro, group head of equipment finance at Santander. “With his industry knowledge and the resources of