Speed Leasing joins PSB’s Accelerate Conference as gold-level sponsor

September 14, 2023 We are excited to announce that Speed Leasing will join us in Dallas for the Powersports Business Accelerate Conference on November 5-7 at the Westin Galleria. Speed Leasing is going for gold in Texas as a gold-level sponsor of the event. The company will be on hand to speak about the many dealer benefits of leasing customers […]

New CEO for motorcycle financing company Speed Leasing

By: Dave McMahon September 3, 2019 Dania Beach, Florida-based Speed Leasing Company has appointed Gary Silverhardt as its new CEO, effective immediately. Silverhardt also currently serves as president of 777 Equipment Finance, a member of the 777 Partners family of companies. With 30 years of experience, Silverhardt’s knowledge of the specialty finance industry is considerable; […]

Speed Leasing no-cost dealer leasing program expands

By: Madelyn Hubbard August 13, 2022 Speed Leasing Company, a reputable lessor of pre-owned Harley-Davidson and Indian motorcycles, has announced the launch of its fastest and most competitive offer yet, due to the recent addition of resources and technology. The new rider program considers all credit scores, customizes solutions for all income levels and allows […]

Speed Leasing targets 5K leases in 2020

Speed Leasing is aiming to originate 5,000 leases by yearend 2020, Chief Sales Officer Frank Dionisi told Powersports Finance. The lessor first began originating in 2017 and has financed 7,000 leases to date. “As far as volume, 2018 was huge, and 2019’s been better than that,” Dionisi said. “But I think that if we can expand our […]

Speed Leasing appoints new CEO

Gary Silverhardt, a veteran of the finance industry, has been appointed as the chief executive of Speed Leasing effective immediately, Powersports Finance has learned. Silverhardt will serve as the successor to Hasham Malik, who left the company in April, according to his LinkedIn account. Malik was the founder and chief executive of Speed Leasing since Jan. 2017. In addition […]

New CEO for motorcycle financing company Speed Leasing

By: Dave McMahon September 3, 2019 Dania Beach, Florida-based Speed Leasing Company has appointed Gary Silverhardt as its new CEO, effective immediately. Silverhardt also currently serves as president of 777 Equipment Finance, a member of the 777 Partners family of companies. With 30 years of experience, Silverhardt’s knowledge of the specialty finance industry is considerable; […]

Speed Leasing Supports Southeast Dealers, Staffs Up Sales and Underwriting

Speed Leasing has made additions to its underwriting and sales teams with the hiring of Mindance Jones and Amanda White, the company has announced. Jones joins the team as a field sales representative supporting dealers located in the southeastern region of the U.S., concentrating on North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Previously, she was the […]

Speed Leasing Promotes Executives to Guide Geographic Expansion

Speed Leasing has promoted Brian Cramer to chief operations officer and Frank Dionisi to chief sales officer, the company has announced. In their newly created roles, Cramer and Dionisi will support Speed Leasing by “adding more states, more dealer partners, and growing our team of experts,” Dionisi told Powersports Finance. “Our priorities are always to support building […]

Speed Leasing Staffs Up Sales and Marketing Teams

Speed Leasing has made additions to its sales and marketing teams with the hiring of Scott Hall, Jennifer Thompson, and Faiza Velez, the company announced. Hall and Thompson join the motorcycle lessor as inside sales executives. The two will be responsible for providing service to the dealer network as an extra communication channel when the in-the-field salespeople are […]

Speed Leasing on Track to Hit $30M in Originations

Speed Leasing originated more than $20 million worth of leases through June and is on track to add another $10 million before the summer season closes, Frank Dionisi, the lessor’s national director of sales, told Powersports Finance. “We are growing rapidly, but we are growing on plan,” Dionisi said. The company is on track to originate $30 […]