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Andrew Mesches

Andrew G. Mesches retired from Key Equipment Finance in April, 2010.  Since then, he has formed his own consulting company, A.G. Mesches, LLC, focusing on credit risk management consulting

Before retiring, Mesche's served as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer for Key Equipment Finance, one of the largest bank-held equipment finance companies in the United States.

Mesches’ functional areas of responsibility included oversight of credit, portfolio management, compliance and asset management activities for all segments of Key Equipment Finance. The company manages a $13.5 billion portfolio.

Before joining KeyCorp in April 1995, Mesches was Senior Vice President and Operations Manager for Banc One Leasing Corp. in Columbus, Ohio, and also spent more than ten years with US Leasing in various management roles. Mesches has more than 35 years of experience in the financial services industry. A native of upstate New York, he received a bachelor’s degree in economics at the State University of New York - Buffalo (UB) and also did graduate work at the State University of New York - Albany.

Mesches is an active member of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA). He is a member of the ELFA Basel II Advisory Group and of the ELFA Credit and Collections Committee where he had previously served as chairman for three years.

Mesches currently serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council of the College of Arts & Science as well as the Advisory Board of the Center of Human Capital, both at UB. In addition he is co-president of the board of directors for the Chamber of Commerce in Superior, Colorado, where Key Equipment Finance is headquartered.