Meet Our Team

David is a specialized lending executive with more than 30 years of experience building and running asset-based lending businesses, executing debt restructurings, taking on interim management roles, and completing complex asset workouts and recoveries.

Prior to co-founding Siena, David was Chief Executive Officer of Burdale Capital Finance (BCF), a wholly owned asset-based lending subsidiary of Bank of Ireland, which provided transatlantic financing solutions to a $1.7 billion portfolio of clients. In 2006, David was hired to start BCF as a de novo ABL U.S. business and built it into a widely recognized brand. BCF was sold to Wells Fargo in 2012 as part of the bank’s deleveraging, necessitated by the IMF’s bailout of Ireland in 2010.

Before starting BCF, David was a Managing Director in the Corporate Advisory Services practice at Huron Consulting Group, where he led a Huron team in successfully launching Delta Air Lines, Inc. into a seamless bankruptcy proceeding, and also managed restructuring teams at ATA Airlines and Air Jamaica. In addition, David served in an interim management role for Comdisco Ventures. He successfully managed the runoff of a $1.5 billion lease, subordinated loan and private equity venture capital portfolio, where his team exceeded the business plan he created from both return and timeline perspectives.

Prior to Huron, David was Chief Operating Officer at a Bank of America Commercial Finance subsidiary, which he also started as a de novo asset-based finance business. David started his career at the CIT GroupCredit Finance, where he was promoted six times—finally becoming EVP/Chief Operating Officer in charge of three regions and 185 employees.

David earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from City College of New York and became a Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor (CIRA) in 2004. He has served as President of the Secured Finance Network (formerly the Commercial Finance Association).

Miin has 10 years of experience in accounting, audit, operations and treasury management. Prior to Siena, Miin was a direct report to the Controller at Burdale and has worked as an auditor at both PricewaterhouseCoopers and JH Cohn (CohnReznick). Miin is a CPA in the state of New Jersey and holds a Masters in Accounting from Boston College.

Todd is a seasoned risk executive with more than 25 years of diverse experience in structuring, underwriting and executing middle-market lending transactions for private equity and corporate clients. Todd has a proven ability to leverage his structuring and industrial background to bring insight, knowledge and expertise to asset-based financing opportunities.

Prior to joining Siena, Todd led risk teams in the areas of asset-based lending, structured products and working capital solutions over his 20+ years at GE Capital. Most recently, he served as an executive officer and head of Underwriting and Portfolio at Accord Financial, a publicly traded non-bank lender with focuses on asset-based lending, equipment finance, media finance and small business lending products.

Todd earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Connecticut.

Michael joined Siena in 2025 and brings over 25 years of C-level financial and business leadership experience in a range of publicly traded and privately capitalized financial services businesses, including serving as CFO of GE Capital’s Corporate Lending and Inventory Finance asset-based lending units. Most recently, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Bankers Financial Corporation, a privately held diversified financial services business.

Michael earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Syracuse University and a Master of Business Administration from New York University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Todd is a seasoned risk executive with more than 25 years of diverse experience in structuring, underwriting and executing middle-market lending transactions for private equity and corporate clients. Todd has a proven ability to leverage his structuring and industrial background to bring insight, knowledge and expertise to asset-based financing opportunities.

Prior to joining Siena, Todd led risk teams in the areas of asset-based lending, structured products and working capital solutions over his 20+ years at GE Capital. Most recently, he served as an executive officer and head of Underwriting and Portfolio at Accord Financial, a publicly traded non-bank lender with focuses on asset-based lending, equipment finance, media finance and small business lending products.

Todd earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Connecticut.

Michael has approximately 20 years of finance experience with his last 13 years focused on various roles in the asset-based lending industry. Prior to joining Siena, Michael worked at Access Capital and Keltic Financial Service.

Keith is an asset-based lending professional with more than 30 years of experience primarily in portfolio management and underwriting. Prior to joining Siena, Keith worked in various portfolio and credit roles at Santander Bank, Siemens Financial Services, and Congress Financial.

Dex has more than 20 years of asset-based lending experience specializing in audit and risk management. Prior to joining Siena, Dex’s background includes various audit and credit roles at First Capital Business Credit, GE Commercial Distribution Finance, Textron Financial Business Credit, Evergreen Collateral Consulting LLC, Jefferson Wells International and CIT.

Vlad graduated from the University of Bridgeport with a BS in International Business and Trade Commerce and an MBA in Analytics Intelligence. Vlad also has certifications for Financial Markets from Yale University and Macroeconomics from University of California, Irvine.

Carrie has more than 11 years of commercial finance experience, spanning underwriting, portfolio management, workout, and field exam management. Prior to joining Siena, Carrie worked in various ABL and Cash Flow roles at GE Capital.

Jim has over 20 years of experience across a multitude of leverage lending products, structures, industries, and economic cycles. Prior to joining Siena, Jim led various teams at GE Capital in managing leverage loans through their entire life cycle, including origination, underwriting, portfolio management, workout, and restructuring. Products include Unitranche, Securitization, Agency, Participation, DIP, Cash Flow, ABL and Restructured Equity. Jim is also a CPA and was employed at KPMG prior to GE Capital.

Gill has over 30 years of commercial finance experience concentrated in structuring, underwriting, and managing Asset Based Lending transactions. Prior to joining Siena, Gill was a Senior Underwriter for Wells Fargo Capital Finance.

Roland is a seasoned credit professional with 20 years of experience structuring, underwriting, and executing complex asset-based and leveraged finance transactions across diverse industries and economic cycles.  Prior to joining Siena, he served as a Director and Team Leader within HSBC’s Asset-Based Lending group, where he led the underwriting of sophisticated, multi-jurisdictional credit facilities for middle-market and large corporate clients.  Earlier in his career, Roland held underwriting and portfolio management roles at CIT Group.  He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from Boston College.

Michael joined Siena in 2025 and brings over 25 years of C-level financial and business leadership experience in a range of publicly traded and privately capitalized financial services businesses, including serving as CFO of GE Capital’s Corporate Lending and Inventory Finance asset-based lending units. Most recently, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Bankers Financial Corporation, a privately held diversified financial services business.

Michael earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Syracuse University and a Master of Business Administration from New York University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Nick is Senior Managing Director of New Business Originations for the Midwest, based out of Chicago. Prior to joining Siena, Nick held various business development roles for Nations Equipment Finance, Van Eck Global, and Morgan Stanley.

Steve has more than 40 years of experience in asset-based lending, serving in senior and leadership roles, specifically in account management, underwriting, and origination for Siena, TD Bank, GE Capital, and CIT. Since starting with Siena 11+ years ago, Steve has closed 50+ deals consisting of refinancings, acquisitions, DIP financings, and recapitalizations in a multitude of industries.

Mark is the Western Region New Business Director, based out of Los Angeles. Mark has over 25 years of experience in the finance and asset-based lending industry. Prior to joining Siena, Mark was Principal and Senior Vice President at Ares Commercial Finance and Ares’ predecessor, First Capital. Mark has also served in various senior business development, credit, and management roles for Rabobank, U.S. Bank and LaSalle Bank (now part of Bank of America), as well as founding his own firm, Arrowhead Capital, where he served as Managing Director.

Jim joined Siena in 2026 as Managing Director of Originations for the Midwest, bringing more than 30 years of experience in asset-based lending.

Prior to Siena, Jim spent many years with U.S. Bank’s Asset-Based Lending group, where he held a variety of leadership and business development roles. His responsibilities included coverage of the Midwest and Northeast regions, as well as the Automotive & Transportation, Food & Beverage, and Aerospace & Defense industry verticals.

Before joining U.S. Bank, Jim worked at Bank of America and GE Capital. He began his career as a Field Examiner and later transitioned into underwriting, building a strong foundation in transaction structuring.

Jim holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Miami University.

Suzanne is the Director of New Business Originations for the Southwest, based in Dallas, TX. She brings over 30 years of asset based lending experience to Siena, beginning her career managing non-performing assets for Foothill Capital Corporation. For the past 20 years, she has focused on new business development in the Southwest, primarily for Wells Fargo Capital Finance and its predecessor companies Norwest Business Credit, Congress Financial, and Wachovia Capital Finance.

Duane is a capital markets leader with more than 25 years of middle market lending and investing experience encompassing asset-based lending, real estate financing, subordinated debt, and mezzanine financing. Prior to Siena, Duane worked for two Canadian asset-based alternative lending firms – Callidus Capital and Cortland Credit Group where he assisted in the growth of each firm’s loan portfolio in Canada and the United States. Other experience includes progressive roles with Roynat Capital, Scotiabank’s mid-market specialty lending arm, and the Business Development Bank of Canada where he was responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and closing term debt, leasing, subordinated debt, and mezzanine financings, along with portfolio management oversight and leading a team of lending professionals. Duane holds two graduate degrees including a Master of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Master of Applied Environmental Studies in Economic Development from the University of Waterloo.

Brendan joined Siena in 2023 and is based in New York City. There he leads new business originations for Siena across all industries.

Prior to joining Siena, Brendan was an Associate in the Investment Banking Group at Deutsche Bank, where he supported a range of corporate finance and M&A transactions. Prior to that, Brendan was an Investment Banking Analyst with Ziegler and Chesapeake Corporate Advisors. He began his career in finance as an Analyst with PNC Business Credit.

Brendan received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Saint Joseph’s University.