Libertas Funding Appoints David Finn as Chief Financial Officer

Libertas Funding appoints David Finn as CFO. The 30-year finance veteran from Patriot Bank & First Citizens will lead capital strategy amid rapid growth.

Libertas Funding, a leading private credit provider serving small and middle-market businesses across the United States, today announced the appointment of David Finn, as Chief Financial Officer. Finn will report to John Paradisi, Chief Executive Officer, and will lead the firm’s finance and accounting organization as Libertas continues its rapid expansion in the private credit market.

Finn brings more than three decades of experience leading finance functions at major U.S. financial institutions, with deep expertise across capital markets, treasury, financial planning and analysis, regulatory and financial reporting, and the buildout of finance organizations through periods of significant growth and transformation. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Patriot Bank, National Association. Earlier in his career, he held senior finance leadership roles over more than two decades at First Citizens Bank (formerly The CIT Group), including, Global Controller for Equipment Finance, CFO of the Consumer Finance business and SVP of Regulatory Reporting.

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“Bringing David onto our leadership team is an important step as Libertas continues to scale,” said John Paradisi, Chief Executive Officer of Libertas Funding. “His career has been defined by the kind of discipline, rigor, and capital markets experience that comes from decades of senior leadership inside major financial institutions. David will be instrumental as we continue to build the next phase of the finance organization that supports our growth ambitions.”

Finn’s responsibilities will include leading capital strategy, treasury, financial planning and analysis, accounting and investor reporting, and will partner closely with the CEO on the firm’s long-range strategy and capital structure.

“Libertas has built a remarkable platform with a clear runway ahead of it,” said Finn. “What drew me to Libertas was the combination of strong leadership, a disciplined culture, a talent rich organization focused on growth. I’m looking forward to partnering with John and the team as the firm continues to scale.”

Finn holds a Bachelor of Arts in Management, with a concentration in Accounting and Finance, from Gettysburg College.

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