KLC Financial promoted Griffin Lefeber to director, credit and funding strategy and Leah Steine to director, risk and credit administration. The promotions recognize Lefeber and Steine’s leadership, expertise and continued contributions to KLC while further strengthening the company’s approach to credit, funding and risk management. “Griffin and Leah have both played important roles in the strength and success of our credit department,” Shannon Smith, CEO of KLC Financial, said. “They bring tremendous knowledge, leadership and a willingness to continually improve how we serve our customers, partners and sales team. These promotions are well deserved and position us well for continued growth.” In this new role, Lefeber will lead KLC’s application-only credit engine, fast triage process, routine funding-source routing and practical deal strategy. The role is focused on helping KLC’s sales team quickly identify the right financing solution while continuing to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the company’s credit and funding processes. Lefeber’s ability to evaluate opportunities, develop practical solutions and collaborate across teams has made a significant impact on KLC’s credit operations and continued evolution. As director, risk and credit administration, Steine will oversee full financial underwriting, credit administration, balance-sheet protection, credit policy, documentation quality, portfolio monitoring and overall credit-risk discipline. Steine has consistently demonstrated strong leadership and expertise in credit administration and risk management. In this expanded role, Steine will continue to strengthen the processes and disciplines that support KLC’s long-term growth while maintaining the high standards of credit quality the company and its partners rely on. Together, the two leadership roles create greater focus across KLC’s credit function, balancing speed and flexibility in finding financing solutions with disciplined underwriting and risk management. “These roles reflect where KLC is headed,” Smith said. “We want to continue finding smarter, more efficient ways to structure and fund transactions while maintaining the strong credit discipline that has always been important to our business. Griffin and Leah are the right leaders to help us do that.”