Executive Bio: John Priest

Prior to joining Hilco Receivables, John had been with the Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, a unit of Cerberus Capital Management.  His financial industry experience encompasses domestic as well as international financial services.  Before joining Cerberus, John served in a variety of consumer finance companies primarily in the roles of Chief Credit Officer and Head of Marketing Analytics. He has substantial experience in the sub prime and middle market segments, having worked in various roles for Providian Financial. In addition, he started-up Providian Bank in Argentina and also served as the Chief Credit Officer and Head of Marketing and Database Analytics for African Bank in South Africa, which provides a wide variety consumer loans to the middle market and micro-finance segments.
 
In addition, John has significant M&A and co-brand experience from deals ranging over five different continents. Other roles in consumer finance include Senior Vice President at Kessler Financial Services Investment Banking Group and various roles at MBNA America.
 
Prior to entering the financial services field, John was a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy.  He has a degree in economics with a naval science minor from Miami University.
 
jpriest@hilcoreceivables.com