Management Team

 

Tom Huber, President and Chief Executive Officer        847-465-7847

Tom has over twenty eight years experience building and managing world class sales and leasing organizations. Prior to AEL, Tom was Executive General Manager at Tech Depot, an Office Depot Company in the IT reseller space. Tom has also served from 2003 - 2007 as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Relational Technology Solutions, an IT Services and Leasing Company.   From 1981 - 2003 Tom was with Comdisco, Inc. a $4 Billion Global IT Services and Leasing Company. Tom held several key positions there, including Executive Vice President of Sales.


Bob Ragland, Executive Vice President          847-465-7258  

Bob is responsible for capital-raising, specialized structures, and legal documentation.  He has over thirty years experience in finance covering a variety of financing structures, including project finance, facility finance, joint ventures, vendor finance, leveraged tax leases, tax-exempt finance, and venture capital. Prior to AEL he held management positions at Bank of America Leasing and Household International, and originations positions for Citicorp and Bankers Trust Company.  He holds a degree in Finance from the Wharton School of Finance and an MBA in Finance from the Stern School.

 

Kurt Singleton, CPA, Chief Financial Officer          847-465-7250

Kurt has over eleven years experience in finance covering financial reporting, taxation, planning, budgeting and control. He obtained his CPA license while working for Deloitte & Touche.  After Deloitte, he was Controller for GS Leasing and Accounting Manager for Lear Corporation.  He holds a degree in Accounting from Central Michigan University.

 

Madalene Fuchs, Director of Acquisitions     847-465-7200


Madalene is Director of Acquisitions for AEL Financial. In this capacity, she acquires portfolios and large transactions, establishing pricing, structure and residual investment parameters. Madalene has been involved in the leasing business for over twenty five years, primarily in portfolio acquisitions. She began her leasing career in the debt placement and the contracts department at Hartford Computer Group. She joined Summit Funding Group at its inception, building that company by acquiring lease portfolios. She also managed a computer resale warehouse to remarket PCs and parts. Madalene joined AEL in 2008. She holds a degree in Business Finance from Eastern Illinois University.


George Conbeer Senior Vice President      847-465-2014


George directs AEL's healthcare and alternative energy activities. Prior to joining AEL, he was a partner at Westport Funding, a lessor of high tech and medical equipment assets. He has been active in the equipment leasing business for over 25 years and previously served in senior management positions at equipment lessor Relational LLC and at CitiCapital. George was CEO of Summit Credit Corporation, the vendor finance arm of Hitachi Medical Systems America, and President of Comdisco Medical Equipment Group where he founded and managed Comdisco's healthcare equipment finance business and their diagnostic imaging remanufacturing unit. George's healthcare experience includes being a founder and member of senior management of ProCor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Barbeau Pharma, Inc. He currently sits on the board of directors of both companies and, also, on the boards of SaleChain LLC and Advanced Mobile Hospital Systems, Inc.

 

Eric Gustin, Vice President Sales          847-465-7849  

During his 20 years of sales and sales management experience, Eric has focused primarily within the information technology and software marketplaces, from both a vendor driven and direct origination approach. Prior to joining AEL Financial, Eric was Regional Vice President of Sales for Bankers Leasing and its SOFTECH Financial division. Eric earned a BS in Finance with a minor in Real Estate Finance from Arizona State University.