Key Equipment Finance Names John A. Collier Jr. Federal Field Sales Representative, Key Government Finance

SUPERIOR, Colo., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Key Equipment Finance, one of the nation's largest bank-held equipment finance companies and an affiliate of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), today named John A. ("JC") Collier Jr. federal field sales representative, Key Government Finance. In this role, Collier will join the federal government sales team. He is based out of Centreville, Virginia.

"John brings to the company more than 20 years of sales experience in the federal government sector," said Paul Erwin, senior vice president for Key Government Finance. "John has a strong working knowledge of tactical and strategic sales in the federal marketplace, particularly in the IT arena, and I look forward to working with him as Key Government Finance supports its ongoing commitment to public-sector vendors and clients."

Before joining Key Equipment Finance, Collier worked at Sun Microsystems since 2004 as regional leasing manager and at Sun Microsystems Federal Inc. from 2000-2004 as area business manager, public sector area. Before that, he was chief of corporate finance for Lockheed Martin Corp. from 1996-2000. This followed two years at UNISYS Commercial Outsourcing as pricing manager and six years at UNISYS Government Systems as senior financial analyst.

"Key Government Finance has a long track record in working with federal, state and local entities to tailor financing to meet their unique needs," Collier said. "I understand the importance of strong vendor and client relationships and look forward to working within an organization that is so keenly focused on its customers."

Collier has a bachelor's degree from Mary Washington College and an MBA from Marymount University.

About Key Equipment Finance

Key Equipment Finance is an affiliate of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) and provides business-to-business equipment financing solutions to businesses of many types and sizes. The company focuses on four distinct markets:

• businesses of all sizes in the U.S. (from small business to large corporate);
• equipment manufacturers, distributors and value-added resellers worldwide;
• federal, provincial, state and local governments as well as other public sector organizations; and
• lease advisory services for larger structured equipment needs including single investor and leveraged leases, securitizations, and structured debt.

Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, Key Equipment Finance manages nearly $11 billion in assets and originates approximately $3 billion of equipment annually. The company has major management and operations bases in Albany, New York; London, England; Hong Kong, China and Sydney, Australia. The company, which supports clients in over 40 countries, employs approximately 700 people worldwide and has been in the equipment financing business for over 35 years. Additional information regarding Key Equipment Finance, its products and services can be obtained online at www.KEFonline.com.

Cleveland-based KeyCorp is one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $93.3 billion. BusinessWeek magazine named Key the top bank in its Customer Service Champ 2009 edition, ranking Key 11th out of the top-25 companies that include many known for their customer service acumen. Key companies provide investment management, retail and commercial banking, consumer finance, and investment banking products and services to individuals and companies throughout the United States and, for certain businesses, internationally. For more information, visit www.key.com.

Key Equipment Finance Website: www.KEFonline.com

SOURCE Key Equipment Finance