Amerisource announced the addition of Elliot Smith to the Amerisource family. Elliot brings both management and sales experience in the factoring / ABL industry. Elliot’s former experience includes being the National Sales Manager for Sallyport Commercial Finance, Vice President at Gulf Coast Business Credit, and Assistant Vice President / Relationship Manager at Chase Bank. Elliot will be based in Amerisource’s corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas and will be responsible for managing and growing the Company's nationwide sales and marketing team.

“I am both thrilled and humbled to join Amerisource”, said Elliot, “They have a great reputation in the marketplace and I look forward to working with the Amerisource team in an effort to grow our brand and client base. The capabilities and human capital here are unparalleled and we look forward to doing amazing things!”

“We are really excited to have Elliot join our team. His reputation and energy will be tremendous assets to our organization”, said Michael Monk, managing partner of Amerisource, “We continue to grow our nationwide ABL and factoring originations team, and Elliot will play a key role in this effort.”

Elliot holds a double major with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management and Bachelor of Science in Communications Studies from The University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Elliot is also an active member of the Commercial Finance Association, Association for Corporate Growth and Turnaround Management Association. Elliot and Lisa have two boys ages two and four. In his spare time he enjoys watching sports, as well as spending time with family outdoors, including sailing in the family boat.

Amerisource is one of the largest independent finance companies in the nation, having provided over $6 billion in capital to borrowers and clients through both its Asset Based Lending arm (Amerisource Business Capital) and its A/R financing arm (Amerisource Funding). Amerisource prides itself on outstanding client service and boasts an industry-best client retention rate in excess of 48 months. Amerisource Funding has offices located throughout the United States.