Nicholas Small — Managing Director of CIT Equipment Finance, US at CIT Group

Mr. Nicholas Small, also known as Nick, has been Managing Director of CIT Equipment Finance, US at CIT Group Inc. since August 4th 2015. Mr. Small served as Managing Director of Equipment Finance - US at CIT Group Inc. Mr. Small served as Managing Director of CIT Vendor Finance - U.S at CIT Group Inc. until August 4th 2015. Mr. Small has global best practices to bear on oversight of the U.S. Vendor business. He has experience in Equipment leasing, Vendor finance programs, Operations/Call center management, Technology management and implementation, Financial Accounting etc. He served as interim Managing Director for Vendor Finance Europe and Chief Operations Officer for Global Vendor Finance. Previously at CIT, he was Director of Shared Services, overseeing the consolidation of the technology and service platforms of various CIT entities into one operation. He resided in Ireland and was the Controller for the European financial accounting functions, including the centralization of the Finance platform to Dublin, Ireland. His initial years with CIT were spent as the Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Vendor. Prior to joining CIT, he held positions with Ernst & Young as a Certified Public Accountant in the Audit Group, Becton Dickinson as a Manager in Treasury Operations, and Bristol Myers Squibb as Manager of External Reporting. Mr. Small received his bachelor's degree in Economics and Accounting from Muhlenberg College.