Marlin Expands Sales Team


MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., Dec. 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marlin Business Services Corp., (Nasdaq:MRLN), a leader in the equipment leasing industry, is proud to announce four new members to its national sales team.

Three members are located in Marlin's New Jersey headquarters and one in its Southeast Divisional office in Atlanta.

Thomas Scott joins Marlin as regional sales manager and has over fifteen years of experience in sales in the leasing industry, most recently at Susquehanna Commercial Finance.

Christopher Ciarrocchi joins Marlin from De Lage Landen, where his focus was new business development. Ciarrocchi's previous experience includes sales roles at Cannon Financial Services and Advanta Leasing.

Jennifer Grisolia joins Marlin as a senior account executive. Grisolia's prior leasing experience includes roles at Popular Equipment Finance and Citicapital.

Charles Byrd joins Marlin with a solid track record of generating business volume and managing large accounts in the industrial and machine tools sector. His previous experience includes several key positions at Key Equipment Finance. He is located in Marlin's Atlanta office.

"Marlin is clearly back in growth mode and by adding seasoned leasing professionals we can provide the financing expertise and service levels that our customers expect," said Ed Siciliano, SVP and Chief Sales Officer at Marlin. "We are in the initial phase of expanding our team to further support our customers and to build new relationships."

About Marlin Business Services Corp.

Marlin Business Services Corp. is a nationwide provider of equipment financing solutions primarily to small businesses. The Company's principal operating subsidiary, Marlin Leasing Corporation, finances over 100 equipment categories in a segment of the market generally referred to as "small-ticket" leasing (i.e. leasing transactions less than $250,000). The Company was founded in 1997 and completed its initial public offering of common stock on November 12, 2003. For more information, visit www.marlincorp.com or call toll free at (888) 479-9111.

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