Sallyport Commercial Finance has named Damon Dickens Vice President of Risk and Underwriting, and Ingrid Chen as Senior Account Executive for the firm's West Coast Office
 
Dickens born in Wales, UK, studied Mathematics, Statistics, and Economics (BSc) and the University of Warwick in 2009, and then went on to study International Banking and Finance (MSc) at Liverpool John Moores University in 2010. He also holds a (BSc) in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics. 

Upon graduating in 2010, Dickens joined Bank of America in their graduate program working in their Portfolio Risk Analytics Department based in Chester, UK. He then joined Bibby Financial Services working in the Global Risk Department in the UK. In 2013 Dickens began an international placement with Bibby in North America. He joined Sallyport Commercial Finance in March of 2017 as VP, Risk and Underwriting and is located in our Houston Office.

Chen, who was born and raised in Indonesia, has been working in the factoring industry for nearly 26 years. She began her career with Account Funding Inc., a small family owned factoring company based in Encino, CA. 

In 2007, Bibby Financial Services acquired Account Funding Inc., and Chen joined BFS along with the acquisition. She worked at BFS for 10 years as an Account Executive until March 2017 where she now finds herself dedicating her work in the factoring industry to Sallyport Commercial Finance. 

Chen brings along a wealth of expertise and knowledge of the industry, strong interpersonal and communication skills, as well as her experience managing a portfolio of clients with facilities ranging from $750,000 to $12 million.