John Seibel - President and Chairman 

Prior to Forming AFG in November 2001, John served as Senior Vice President and Product Line Manager from 1998 through 2001 for Specialty Finance Group of US Bancorp Leasing (fka Firstar Equipment Finance, fka Cargill Leasing).   In this capacity, John had management responsibilities for $500 million in annual originations and a portfolio of 5,000 customers and $1 billion of leases and loans. 

Prior to this, John held various marketing and management positions within Cargill’s Financial Markets Group from 1990 to 1998.  John has personally exceeded all individual sales goals and records.  John continued that tradition as a manager in exceeding sales goals and records as a group. 

John is a graduate of the College of St. Thomas with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Marketing Management. 

Jeff Leu - Vice Chairman, Director of Fund Development

Jeff joined AFG in 2010 coming out of retirement to facilitate fund development.  Prior to joining AFG, Jeff served as the President of Cargill Value Investment Group from 1993 to 2008.  Jeff was responsible for all activities in loan portfolio acquisitions, real estate, high yield debt and special opportunities.  Under Jeff, the Value Investment Group activities grew from less than $50 million in assets to over $10 billion in assets, consistently exceeding 20% annual returns.  In 2007 Value Investment raised its first global third party fund with over $5 billion in institutional capital.  At the time of his retirement in February of 2008, the group was operating out of 10 offices around the globe and managing in excess of $10 billion. 

Jeff joined Cargill in 1981 working in the company's Strategy and Business Development Department working on business strategies and acquisitions.  From 1983 to 1993 Jeff held various management positions in Cargill Leasing Corporation and in Cargill's Value Investment Group.

Jeff is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Madison with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics and a Masters Degree in Finance.

Pat O'Brien - Chief Financial Officer

Prior to being one of the co-founders of AFG in November 2001, Pat served as the Chief Credit Officer from 1997 through 2001 for Specialty Finance Group of US Bancorp Leasing (fka Firstar Equipment Finance, fka Cargill Leasing).  His responsibilities included developing policies and procedures for underwriting, credit scoring, documentation, funding, collection, bankruptcy litigation and repossession.  From 1995 to 1997, he served as an investment analyst for the group. 

From 1986 to 1995 Pat worked for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a division of the Federal Treasury Department.  As a National Bank Examiner, he participated in more than 200 examinations to assess credit risk and evaluate management systems within national banks. 

Pat is a graduate of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and Economics.  Pat is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a member of the CFA Society of Minnesota. 

Jody Halvorson - Vice President Administration  

Jody has over 21 years of leasing experience. Prior to joining AFG, Jody held several Lease Operations Management positions at such companies as: Farm Credit Leasing, US Bancorp Equipment Finance, Firstar Equipment Finance, Cargill Leasing, Lend Lease, Liberty Capital Resources and Dart & Kraft Financial. Jody’s extensive knowledge of the documentation and funding requirements for all types of lease and loan transactions has been called on many times to help in the design and implementation of new operations systems. She has also trained and provided marketing support for several field Sales Managers, aiding them in exceeding all sales goals. Jody has been recognized many times by her customers for her dedicated service. That, along with her many years of experience, brings a comprehensive perspective to the many needs of our customers. 

Shelly Anderson - Controller - Vice President Accounting

Shelly has over 17 years experience in lease accounting, most recently as Sr. Business Group Financial Analyst for Farm Credit Leasing providing budgeting, forecasting, spread analysis, and financial analysis for portfolio purchases and sales. Previous to this, Shelly worked as a Sr. Corporate Tax Accountant at KPMG, and as a consultant for International Decision Systems assisting with conversions, new portfolio implementations, and GAAP and tax issues.

Ed Reese - Director, Portfolio Acquisitions - Arizona

Ed spent 20 years in the finance and leasing industry working in equipment and portfolio management.  Most recently he was Director - Equipment Portfolio for Boeing Capital Corporation's Commercial Financial Services.  Prior to that, he was an Equipment Asset Manager at Cargill Leasing Corporation and it successor organizations, Firstar Equipment Finance and US Bank Equipment Finance.  As part of his traditional asset management responsibilities, he was heavily involved in acquiring existing transactions.  Ed came to AFG from The Aircraft Group, a commercial aircraft technical services company, where he marketed and Internet based information and document system.

Leon Perkins - Vice President Workouts and Collections

Leon was a Senior Credit Analyst for SFG from 1992 to 2001.  He has been involved with commercial finance and leasing since 1971. Leon has held positions which include Sales Executive, Credit Analyst and Collections Manager.  Using his extensive experience in the industry, Leon has the knowledge to resolve all types of customer issues.

Dick Roberts - Senior Vice President - Sales

Dick has been in the commercial equipment finance industry since 1977, with a strong financing and leasing background.  Starting with Westinghouse Credit Corporation, Associates Commercial Corp., HSBC, Firstar Equipment Finance and ending with TCF Equipment Finance.  Dick has been involved with direct customer sales, setting up vendor and manufacturing programs in the construction equipment, ready-mix and concrete pumping industries.  Dick has provided exceptional customer service, industry expertise, trust-based relationships and integrity.

Doug Rountree - Regional Sales Manager - Nashville  

Doug has been working in the finance and leasing business since 1985, starting with Navistar Financial.  As a finance representative with Navistar Financial he worked in various capacities which included credit analysis and financial sales, working with transportation companies of all sizes.  In 1993 Doug left Navistar and went to work with Cargill Leasing as a finance and lease sales representative working with various companies located throughout the Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama region.  Doug has always upheld the highest standards of professionalism, meeting and exceeding his customer’s expectations.

Brian Lichter - Regional Sales Manager - Chicago

Brian served as Regional Sales Manager Central Region for Motor Coach Industries, from 1997 to 2004. Brian served as Regional Manager for Domestic Uniform Rental from 1993 to 1997.  His responsibilities included customer service for over 5,500 customers, management and training of 37 employees.  Brian served as Construction and Sales Manager for Our Home of America where he was a co-owner from 1989 to 1993.  Brian held various sales positions from 1987 to 1989 including being a Realtor and a truck sales person for a regional transportation vendor.  Using his extensive experience and high standard of professionalism, Brian has the skill and knowledge to handle any situation for our customers.

Steve Mantz - Regional Sales Manager - Kansas City