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Accord Financial, Inc.: Alexandra (Alex) Lewis has joined as a new director of finance. Lewis comes to Accord from Charlotte, NC, where she was the accounting manager for a global manufacturing company. In that role, she managed a team of eight accountants in various roles, oversaw all day-to-day accounting and financial reporting, and was point person for external and internal audits. Alex boasts a strong background in finance, performing a variety of roles and utilizing numerous financial software platforms with previous employers. She earned her CPA after graduating cum laude with a bachelor of business administration from Roanoke College in Salem, VA.
As director of finance, Lewis will provide value to Accord's clients by supervising and managing the overall financial and back office operations, as well as all the accounting and production of reporting. Accord is known for providing excellent client service, and under Alex's leadership, will continue that tradition.
AloStar Capital Finance: Randy Lederman, a veteran corporate finance and business development specialist, has been named business development director of AloStar Capital Finance with responsibility for the New York City region.
Lederman will focus on raising the visibility of AloStar Capital Finance by building relationships with intermediary partners, private equity sponsors, fellow lenders and specialty finance companies, which in turn will increase opportunities for clients in the region.
"This is an exciting time to join AloStar, with their expansion of services and recent merger with State Bank & Trust Company," said Lederman. "There are ample opportunities for AloStar to pursue fruitful partnerships and I look forward to leading that charge."
Lederman brings significant experience in business development, leveraged finance and bankruptcy/restructuring to AloStar. Most recently, he served as director in Cowen Inc.'s Special Situations Group in New York City. At Cowen, Lederman was responsible for sourcing and executing distressed investment banking transactions for both debtors and creditors. Prior to his role at Cowen, Lederman spent time at various middle-market investment banks, and began his career as an analyst in Bank of America's Liability Management Group.
Lederman is an active member of the Turnaround Management Association, Commercial Finance Association and the Association for Corporate Growth. He earned a bachelor in business administration in finance from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
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