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Appointments DF Capital appoints new managing director for commercial assets Published: 18th May 2023 Share DF Capital, the specialist commercial lending bank supporting dealers and manufacturers with working capital solutions, has appointed David Witherspoon as managing director – commercial sectors. David is responsible for all lending activity across agriculture, industrial and transport asset types and leads the bank’s sector manufacturer programme and client management teams. David has over 30 years’ experience within the equipment finance lending space. For the past three years he has run his own consultancy delivering value-added services to manufacturers, vendors and distributors as well as their financial services providers. Before that, he worked at DLL for almost 18 years in a variety of senior global roles. Earlier in his career, he also worked for GE Capital, Woodchester Credit Lyonnais, Sabre Leasing and Mercantile Credit. David Witherspoon (pictured), managing director – commercial sectors at DF Capital, commented: “It’s a pleasure to be joining an ambitious business which places great importance on its partnership approach to working with customers. My experience stretches across all the sectors DF Capital operates in today, so I look forward to getting to know my colleagues, our partners and hitting the ground running.” Carl D’Ammassa, CEO at DF Capital, commented: “I am delighted to welcome David to the DF Capital team. David has depth of product and commercial sector experience having successfully led similar lending business at a local, regional and global level. As well as David’s proven leadership experience, his strategic mindset will be put to work to help us further grow the reach of our lending products across more sectors and asset classes so that we can support more manufacturers and dealers working capital needs.” Lisa Laverick Editor - Asset Finance Connect Sign up to our newsletter Featured Stories Leasing ProfessionalsAFPA Trust BIG Clays raises £9,600 for charity Thought LeadersBusinesses need a post Budget confidence boost TechnologyAI took the wheel: Inside my first autonomous car experience