Neil Whitman Email & Phone Number

New Hope, Pennsylvania

Strategic Capital Investments LLC (SCI) is a private advisory firm that focuses on providing:turnaround, crisis and interim management capital advisory services due diligence support investment banking services capital equipment financing and leasingreal estate management services to middle market companies and financial institutions throughout the United States. SCI has been working with middle market companies and financial institutions since 1999 and has successfully helped our clients resolve operational and financial challenges, and enhance shareholder value. Our mission is to provide value maximizing services through the life cycle of each client organization from start up funding, through stages of growth, and exit strategies. Our goal is to help our clients respond to market changes, operational and financial challenges, and capitalize on opportunities for maximizing shareholder value.

Responsible for originating equipment lease and loan transactions for NewStar's Equipment Finance Group through third parties nationwide. We are a division of NewStar Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq:NEWS) and are focused on meeting the complex equipment financing needs of leveraged companies in the middle market.

Syndication desk for GE Commercial Finance offering a full range of equipment leases and loans, small and mid-ticket portfolio acquisitions, tax exempt financing, commercial real estate, franchise finance, healthcare financing, and asset based lending.

Seven years of successful direct originations in middle market leasing followed by two years in syndications. Worked with both Mellon Bank clients and non-bank lessees. Presidents Club winner 5 years straight. Helped develop syndication sales strategy for the last two years until Mellon US Leasing was acquired by GE.

Direct originations for operating lessor of transportation equipment. Primarily handled the trucking and intermodal markets including truckload carriers, private fleets, Class 1 railroads, and container lessors. Covered the Eastern United States from a remote location. Promoted from regional Vice President to Vice President Intermodal

Increasing responsibilities at a large, privately-held manufacturer and lessor of truck trailers. Roles included Director of Dealer Sales, Manager of Aftermarket Parts, and Director of Marketing. In the marketing role I established new programs for print advertising, direct mail campaigns, public relations, sales training, trade shows. and strategic planning.

Mba, Finance/Marketing

Bs, Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi, Magna Cum Laude.