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Superior, CO, October 24, 2007 – Key Equipment Finance, one of the nation’s largest bank-held
equipment finance companies and an affiliate of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), announces the appointment of John
Evans to executive vice president and managing director of international operations. In this role, Evans will
oversee all of Key Equipment Finance’s activities in Europe, Canada and Asia Pacific, with a focus on
streamlining the company’s technologies and processes across these regions to give clients the full breadth
of products and services.
“John is uniquely qualified for this expanded role based not only on his knowledge and understanding of the
organization in the United States and abroad,” said Adam D. Warner, president of Key Equipment Finance,“but also through his proven track record leading and motivating teams to achieve corporate objectives.”
With the new position, Evans will relocate in early 2008 to the United Kingdom to be based out of the
company’s Ascot office.
Evans joined Key Equipment Finance as European portfolio manager in the United Kingdom in 1997 and
was named vice president, European commercial operations in 2000. He accepted an expatriate assignment
in 2002 as senior vice president, global finance and treasury, at Key Equipment Finance’s worldwide
headquarters in Superior, Colo. He was appointed senior vice president, integration and technology, in 2004,
and in 2006 became managing director and executive vice president of the company’s Asia Pacific business,
located in Sydney, Australia.
Evans earned his bachelor of arts degree, with first class honors, from the University of Greenwich in
London, England.
About Key Equipment Finance
Key Equipment Finance is an affiliate of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) and provides business-to-business
equipment financing solutions to businesses of many types and sizes. They focus on four distinct markets:
- businesses of all sizes in the U.S. and Canada (from small business to large
corporate);
- equipment manufacturers, distributors and value-added resellers worldwide;
- federal, provincial, state and local governments as well as other public sector
organisations; and
- lease advisory services for manufacturers’ captive leasing and finance companies.
Headquartered outside Boulder, Colorado, Key Equipment Finance manages a $13.1 billion equipment
portfolio with annual originations of approximately $6.4 billion. The company has major management and
operations bases in Toronto, Ontario; Albany, New York; Chicago, Illinois; London, England; and Sydney,
Australia.The company, which operates in 26 countries and employs 1,100 people worldwide, has been in the equipment financing business for more than 30 years. Additional information regarding Key Equipment
Finance, its products and services can be obtained online at www.KEFonline.com.
Cleveland-based KeyCorp is one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with
assets of approximately $94 billion. Key companies provide investment management, retail and commercial
banking, consumer finance, and investment banking products and services to individuals and companies
throughout the United States and, for certain businesses, internationally.
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