GE Commercial Finance Technology Lending, a unit of Global Media & Communications, announced that it has named Ryan Franco as senior vice president, origination. In this capacity, he will develop and originate transactions for companies within Technology Lending's marketplace, including communications, electronics, energy, hardware, information technology, logistics, semiconductors, software, and supply chain management.
Mr. Franco, who is based in Norwalk, Conn., has been with GE since March 2000, and has previously held positions with GE Equity's Technology Group and with GE Commercial Finance Global Sponsor Finance (GSF). With GSF, his responsibilities included development of approaches for delivery of expertise from GE's business development, supply chain management and technology units in order to support equity sponsor firm investments.