Steve Hamilton

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Steve joined CSI in 1983 as a corporate attorney before becoming general counsel in 1988. Beginning in 1999, he led CSI’s international expansion to Europe, Latin America, and Asia until becoming president and COO in 2008. In 2016, he was named vice chairman and CEO, then chairman in 2018. Prior to CSI, Steve was an associate with law firm Susman, Schermer, Rimmel & Parker and a clerk to the Honorable George F. Gunn, Jr., on the Missouri Court of Appeals. He serves on the College of Business Leadership Council at the University of Missouri – St Louis, where he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1977. Steve also received a Juris Doctorate from Washington University in 1980. In 2022, he was honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Steve was also the recipient of the Distinguished Career Achiever Award at the 2013 Salute to Business Achievement Awards presented by the UMSL College of Business. Steve is a member of the Regional Business Council of St. Louis.

Arnaldo Rodriguez

President

Arnaldo joined CSI in 2002 as managing director of CSI Latina Financial, a holding company for CSI’s Latin American subsidiaries. In addition to serving as CSI Latina Financial’s president, he was promoted to president of CSI’s international division in 2009, overseeing subsidiaries in Europe, Latin America and Asia. In 2016, he was named president, overseeing worldwide sales and marketing. Prior to CSI, Arnaldo was managing director at El Camino Resources de America Latina, Inc; associate director of lease finance at Swiss Bank Corporation (SBC); and an analyst in the Capital Markets Group at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Arnaldo received a bachelor’s degree in business from Metropolitan College of New York (formerly Audrey Cohen College) in 1992. He also completed substantial graduate work at Long Island University.

Fred O’Neal

Chief Operating Officer

Fred joined CSI in 1990 as vice president and treasurer. In 1994, he was promoted to senior vice president and then to executive vice president and chief financial officer in 2003. During that time, Fred oversaw the accounting, tax, treasury and financial reporting areas of CSI. In 2016, Fred was named chief operating officer. Prior to CSI, Fred worked for Mark Twain Bancshares and was president of its leasing company. He also spent three years with Price Waterhouse. Fred is a Certified Public Accountant and received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Illinois in 1979, and a Master of Business Administration from Washington University in 1987.

Paul Keefe

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Paul joined CSI in 2003 as international controller before becoming chief financial officer in 2016. He oversees the accounting, tax, treasury and financial reporting areas of CSI. Prior to CSI, Paul was a finance director for El Camino Resources Argentina in Buenos Aires and a manager of financial analysis with Bristol-Myers Squibb. Paul is a certified public accountant that began his career at Ernst & Young. He received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Fordham University in 1987 and a Master of Business Administration from London Business School in 1993.

Lorraine Cherrick

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Lorraine joined CSI in 1986 as an attorney and was promoted to associate general counsel in 1987 and to general counsel in 1999. In her current position, Lorraine oversees all of CSI’s legal matters, as well as the human resources, lease administration and lease management functions. Prior to joining CSI, she was an in-house lawyer for Exxon Company, U.S.A. in Houston, Texas. She received a bachelor’s degree in classical languages and literature from Yale University in 1972 and a Juris Doctorate from the Boston University School of Law in 1981. Lorraine is a member of the bars of the States of Missouri and Texas.

Don Pratt

Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer

Don joined CSI in 1994 as a risk analyst. As chief credit officer, Don manages CSI’s worldwide credit operations and policies. During his tenure, Don has been instrumental in establishing credit operations and policies in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific in concert with CSI’s global expansion. Prior to joining CSI, Don worked in commercial lending. Don earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Missouri – St. Louis.

Chas McDaniels

Executive Vice President and Chief Pricing Officer

Chas joined CSI in 2001 as a credit analyst and, after a series of promotions, was named executive vice president and chief pricing officer in 2016. Prior to this, Chas managed the domestic credit department as CSI’s senior vice president and United States chief credit officer. In his current role, he is responsible for setting lease pricing for the sales force and overseeing the portfolio management and commissions groups. Prior to joining CSI, Chas worked in the banking industry. He earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he also minored in economics, and his Masters of Business Administration in finance and accounting from Regis University.

Eric Ausubel

Executive Vice President of Transaction Finance

Eric joined CSI in 1987. As executive vice president of transaction finance, Eric is responsible for funding and syndications with respect to CSI’s domestic lease transactions with more than 35 financial institutions throughout the U.S. Over the course of his career at CSI, Eric’s expertise has been invaluable when building, maintaining and growing CSI’s strong financial relationships. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis, as well as an MBA from Washington University’s Olin Business School.

Patrick Gloriod

Executive Vice President and National Sales Manager

Patrick joined CSI in 1999 as a staff accountant in St. Louis. Quickly switching career paths, he became an account executive in 2000, covering Georgia and the Carolinas. He moved to Atlanta in 2004 where he continues to live today. In 2015, Patrick became senior vice president and district manager of sales. He was promoted to national sales manager in 2017, overseeing sales and marketing throughout the U.S. and Canada. In 2019, he was named executive vice president. Numerous times throughout his tenure, he has been one of CSI’s top performing sales executives. Patrick is a former board member of the Peachtree City Little League, a team that he coached to the World Series in 2018. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Rockhurst College in Kansas City in 1999.

Jeffrey Rousseau

Executive Vice President of Global Business Development

Jeff joined CSI in 2000 as a corporate attorney and was named executive vice president of global business development in 2019. He has served in a management role with CSI’s international group since 2007 and continues to oversee CSI’s merger and acquisition team. Prior to joining CSI, he practiced business law in St. Louis. Jeff received a bachelor’s degree from Valparaiso University and Juris Doctorate from Stetson University College of Law. He is a member of the bars of the States of Florida, Illinois and Missouri.

Carlos Milian

Executive Vice President of International Funding & Syndications

Carlos manages funding and syndications for all international business outside of the U.S. and Canada. He joined CSI in April 2003 as funding manager of CSI Latina Financial, mainly managing larger one-off transactions for the Latin American region. He was later named vice president of syndications, and then executive vice president of syndications for CSI Latina in 2010, managing all funding for the Latin region. Prior to CSI, Carlos was president of a small ticket finance company, mainly serving Latin American clients importing equipment from the U.S. with the support of the Export Import Bank of the United States Guarantee Program. Before this, Carlos held several key credit positions, mainly with fortune 500 companies, such as Carrier Corporation, Tech Data Corporation and Compaq Computer. Carlos received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Miami in 1988 with a major in finance.

Barry Naylor

International Controller

Barry joined CSI in 2000 as managing director of CSI UK before being promoted to European director in 2008. In 2016, he was promoted to international controller and maintains responsibility for credit underwriting in our European operations. Prior to joining CSI, Barry worked in commercial lending. He received a bachelor’s degree with honors in history and economics from the University of Lancaster in 1986 and received his Master of Business Administration specializing in financial services from Sheffield Hallam University in 1998.

Jason Brock

Senior Vice President & National Sales Manager

Jason joined CSI in 2001 as an account executive in Toronto. He was the first employee CSI hired after opening a subsidiary in Canada. Throughout his tenure in sales, Jason was consistently one of CSI’s top performing sales executives. He was promoted to senior vice president and national sales manager in 2018, a role he holds today. As manager, he leads an experienced and talented sales team across Canada, spanning from Toronto to Vancouver. Under his leadership, the organization has seen accelerated growth. Jason has been in the leasing business since 1995, when he began his career at GE Capital.

Colin Taves

President of CSI EPC

Previously vice president and general manager of CSI EPC, Colin joined the company in 2013 as an account executive. During his tenure, he has overseen the growth of CSI EPC facilities in Oakville and Calgary, as well as the opening of the Vancouver facility in 2019 and Edmonton in 2020. Colin has more than 25 years of experience in asset recovery, data security, remarketing and environmental disposal. He has held executive positions with Rider Computer Services Ltd. and GEEP (Global Electric Electronic Processing Inc.), overseeing asset management services and remarketing for Canada, U.S. and Caribbean regions. Throughout his career, his focus has been asset tracking and data security specializing in the financial, healthcare and educational sectors. Colin is based in Oakville.