
By: GreatAmerica on July 7th, 2025
GreatAmerica Financial Services Appoints Marcel Borg as Director of Syndication
(Cedar Rapids, IA) July 7, 2025 – GreatAmerica Financial Services® is pleased to announce the appointment of Marcel Borg as Director of Syndication. With this strategic hire, GreatAmerica is launching a new syndication offering that will expand capital access and flexibility for its customers and partners.
Marcel brings over two decades of experience in equipment finance and capital markets, having held leadership roles at LEAF Commercial Capital, Accord Financial, Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing, TCF Equipment Finance, and Bank of America. His expertise in structuring and managing syndication programs will be instrumental in building this new capability at GreatAmerica.
The syndication offering will allow GreatAmerica to broaden its reach and provide more tailored financing solutions by partnering with other financial institutions. This capability will complement GreatAmerica’s current sophisticated and proven capital markets strategy. This expansion supports the company’s mission to help manufacturers, distributors, resellers, and franchisees be more successful and keep their customers for a lifetime.
“Adding syndication to our capabilities is a natural evolution of our commitment to serving customers with flexibility and scale,” said Brian Bjella, Chief Revenue Officer at GreatAmerica. “Marcel’s deep industry knowledge and proven leadership make him the ideal person to lead this initiative and deliver value to our partners.”
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GreatAmerica
GreatAmerica Financial Services® is the largest family-owned national commercial equipment finance company in the United States. With $3.5+ billion in assets and life-to-date finance originations of $16.1 billion, GreatAmerica is dedicated to helping manufacturers, distributors, resellers, and franchisees be more successful and keep their customers for a lifetime. GreatAmerica offers innovative, complementary services in addition to financing. Established in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1992, GreatAmerica also maintains offices in Des Moines, IA, Marshall, MN, Milton, GA, and Northbrook, IL. The company is deeply rooted in the communities where it has offices, contributing more than $1.1 million annually through its Donor Advised and Employee Advised Funds—empowering team members to guide charitable giving and make a meaningful difference where they live and work.