Christopher Lyle
Commercial Finance Executive | Vendor & Captive Finance Architect | Cross-Border Structured Lending | Capital Markets & Middle Market Solutions
- Role
- President & CEO at Equipment Finance Group Llc
- Location
- Dayton, KY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Christopher Lyle
As President and CEO of Equipment Finance Group since 2010, I have led the development of innovative vendor-based captive finance programs, delivering tailored machinery finance and leasing solutions to multinational manufacturers. Our organization specializes in bridging the gap for equipment buyers, offering structured trade and cross-border funding solutions designed to address diverse credit profiles and enable global competitiveness. With over two decades of experience in commercial finance, I have contributed to advancing vendor finance strategies, real estate financing, and trade shows. My work focuses on empowering organizations with finance products that meet unique client needs and foster long-term business growth.
Experience
President & CEO
Oct 2010 — Present · San Juan, PR, US
The Equipment Finance Group partners with multinational manufacturers to provide captive finance supplier-based machinery finance and leasing products.Equipment Finance Group (“EFG”) develops unique, vendor-based captive finance programs for manufacturers across a broad spectrum of industries. Domestically, EFG develops funding tranches to accommodate a wide range of buyer credit profiles. Internationally, unlike traditional equipment finance, EFG utilizes structured trade to deliver borderless funding solutions for its clients.EFG provides multinational manufacturers with finance products absent in today\'s market. Its services and expertise are ideal for competing on the global stage. Equipment buyers often look to their suppliers to provide financial solutions. However, few equipment builders have the expertise or capital to provide extensive credit terms to their customers, especially when dealing in numerous regions and countries. EFG delivers a complete global captive finance solution to its customers.
Education
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business
BS, Marketing
1985 — 1988
Xavier University - Williams College of Business
MBA, Finance
1991 — 1992
Skills
- Credit
- Strategic Planning
- New Business Development
- Relationship Management
- Commercial Lending
- Loans
- Forecasting
- Financial Analysis
- Corporate Finance
- Sales Management
- Investments
- Business Development
- Accounting
- Banking
- Pricing
- Asset Based Lending
- Process Improvement
- Credit Analysis
- Sales
- Finance
- Financial Reporting
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