Kelly Gates

Director Kelly Gates is a director of The Alta Group, advising clients on strategy and competitive analysis. She is a performance-driven strategy executive with a track record of achievement and strategic leadership in overcoming diverse equipment finance business challenges. She has been recognized for her ability to deliver exceptional results in a cross-functional, global, multiple … Read more

John Hurt

Director John Hurt is a director with the Alta Group. He has 25+ years in the equipment finance industry designing and applying technology to support lease and loan originations, national and international sales teams, customer relationship management platforms, and process improvement initiatives. He brings experience in CIO-level positions with major lessors with responsibility for strategic … Read more

Patricia Voorhees

Director Patricia M. Voorhees, a director at The Alta Group, has over 25 years of experience in commercial finance. Patricia brings people, strategies, and capital together to address market challenges and embrace opportunities through inclusive, ethical business models that create value in what matters. Her expertise focuses on forming captive financing companies, establishing vendor finance … Read more

Raúl Valencia Del Toro

Legal Manager – Mexico Raúl Valencia Del Toro, Legal Manager of The Alta Group Latin American Region in Mexico, is an attorney with more than thirty years of experience in the leasing industry. Raúl supports clients with in-depth knowledge of Mexican and Latin-American leasing law and extensive experience in commercial law, financial law, administrative and … Read more

Maria Imaculada Marques Nogueira

Director – Brazil Maria Imaculada (MAC) Nogueira is a Consultant at The Alta Group Latin American Region in Brazil. MAC is an expert in operational structure, from feasibility study and policies to the processes and procedures in adherence to foreign and local regulatory agencies. She brings this deep knowledge and more than 20 years of … Read more

Emanuel Pacheco

Managing Director – Chile Emanuel Pacheco is a Managing Director at The Alta Group in Chile and brings more than fifteen years of experience in the asset finance industry to clients. As an advisor, Emanuel works to deeply understand customers and their needs in order to drive strong strategic recommendations. Prior to joining Alta, Emanuel … Read more

Guillermo Palomino

Managing Director – Peru Guillermo Palomino is Managing Director at The Alta Group in Peru and brings more than twenty years of experience in the asset financing industry to clients. As an advisor, Guillermo works to deeply understand customers and their needs in order to drive strong strategic recommendations. Prior to joining Alta, Guillermo served … Read more

David Wiener

Managing Director David Wiener is a managing director at The Alta Group. He has a respected career of over thirty years and is known within the equipment finance and leasing industry for expertise in sales, credit and capital markets/syndication. As an expert in transaction and portfolio pricing and negotiation execution, he has managed or collaborated … Read more

Diane Croessmann

Director Diane Croessmann is a director at the Alta Group where she brings extensive experience in the equipment and financing industry. Her career has focused on designing, deploying and managing equipment leasing, financing and managed services programs both nationally and internationally. Today, she brings that experience to a broad spectrum of clients who require support … Read more

Ulises Quezada

Managing Director – Mexico Ulises Quezada is a Managing Director in Mexico at The Alta Group Latin American Region and has many years of experience working in the Mexican equipment leasing and finance industry. He brings expertise in sales management, process improvement, marketing strategy, vendor relations, lead generation, sales coaching and training to clients in … Read more

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