Encina Business Credit, LLC announced that Clark D. Griffith has joined the company as Senior Managing Director to lead originations on the West Coast. Griffith, who is based in Los Angeles, has nearly 20 years of experience in asset-based lending and commercial finance, mostly with GE Capital. He previously served as Senior Managing Director of GE Capital Structured Finance in Japan and was ultimately named an officer of GE Japan.

Prior thereto, Griffith was a Senior Vice President at GE Corporate Lending, where he held positions in both originations and risk management in Los Angeles and San Francisco. He also served in various risk management roles at GE Capital headquarters in Connecticut.