Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc., a leading private commercial finance company specializing in factoring, asset based lending and purchase order financing, announced the appointment of Ying Yang as Vice President. In her role, Ying will be responsible for business development across the firm’s divisions, with a particular focus on growing the West Coast client base. The appointment is effective March 13, 2017.

Ying is an experienced commercial finance executive, having spent over 13 years at CIT Commercial Services sourcing and closing factoring and asset based lending transactions.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Ying to the Rosenthal team and are fortunate to add yet another strong player to our already talented bench,” said Peter Rosenthal, President of Rosenthal. “With her solution-driven mindset, strong grasp of the credit environment and proven track record in the factoring and asset based lending space, I know Ying will be a perfect addition to our West Coast division.”

Fluent in Mandarin, Ying joins Rosenthal from CIT, where she served in a variety of roles, most recently as Vice President of Business Development for the Western Region. During her tenure at CIT, she held a number of other positions, including credit analyst, account executive and senior underwriter. She previously managed the underwriting team, which structured and closed factoring programs and facilities across the apparel, footwear, accessories, textile, furniture, home furnishing, consumer electronics and houseware industries.

“No one is more knowledgeable or trusted in this industry than Rosenthal,” said Ying. “I’m excited to be a part of expanding Rosenthal’s presence throughout the U.S. and around the world and look forward to our future success together.”