Equipment Leasing & Finance Holdings has appointed Jason Bloom as Group Chief Financial Officer following an executive search conducted by SEQEL Partners.

Equipment Leasing & Finance is owned by private equity firm Maui Capital, and is comprised of Speirs Finance, Yoogo Finance and AB Equipment Limited. The organisation provides both equipment sales and servicing as well as financing services for customers. 

Prior to joining Equipment Leasing & Finance Jason spent four years as Chief Financial Officer of icebreaker, ultimately taking the organisation through the sale process when Pencarrow Private Equity sold this company to VF Corporation. Jason’s early career was spent in a range of organisations including UBS, Deutsche Bank and Air New Zealand in a range of investment banking and internal strategy mandates. Jason commenced his career as a strategic analyst with Fletcher Challenge.

Jason holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Post Graduate Diploma in Commerce, both from the University of Otago.