Developing CSI Leasing for continued success.
Jeffrey Rousseau
Executive Vice President of Global Business Development
Jeffrey Rousseau
Executive Vice President of Global Business Development
Jeff joined CSI in 2000 as a corporate attorney and was named executive vice president of global business development in 2019. He has served in a management role with CSI’s international group since 2007 and continues to oversee CSI’s merger and acquisition team. Prior to joining CSI, he practiced business law in St. Louis. Jeff received a bachelor’s degree from Valparaiso University and Juris Doctorate from Stetson University College of Law. He is a member of the bars of the States of Florida, Illinois and Missouri.
Paul Keefe
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Paul Keefe
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Paul joined CSI in 2003 as international controller before becoming chief financial officer in 2016. He oversees the accounting, tax, treasury and financial reporting areas of CSI. Prior to CSI, Paul was a finance director for El Camino Resources Argentina in Buenos Aires and a manager of financial analysis with Bristol-Myers Squibb. Paul is a certified public accountant that began his career at Ernst & Young. He received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Fordham University in 1987 and a Master of Business Administration from London Business School in 1993.
Arnaldo Rodriguez
President
Arnaldo Rodriguez
President
Arnaldo joined CSI in 2002 as managing director of CSI Latina Financial, a holding company for CSI’s Latin American subsidiaries. In addition to serving as CSI Latina Financial’s president, he was promoted to president of CSI’s international division in 2009, overseeing subsidiaries in Europe, Latin America and Asia. In 2016, he was named president, overseeing worldwide sales and marketing. Prior to CSI, Arnaldo was managing director at El Camino Resources de America Latina, Inc; associate director of lease finance at Swiss Bank Corporation (SBC); and an analyst in the Capital Markets Group at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Arnaldo received a bachelor’s degree in business from Metropolitan College of New York (formerly Audrey Cohen College) in 1992. He also completed substantial graduate work at Long Island University.
Ashok Kumar Garg
Director
Ashok Kumar Garg
Director
Banker with more than 39 years of cross functional banking experience in retail, SME, wholesales segment (including Global Markets & Treasury). Whole time Director of Bank of Baroda with additional responsibility of being Chairman and Director of Bank of Baroda (Kenya) Ltd, Bank of Baroda (Guyana) Ltd, Bank of Baroda (Trinidad and Tobago) Ltd. In addition held directorship positions at BOB Financial Solutions Ltd, India First Insurance Company Ltd, Uganda Securities Exchange, Uganda Institute of Banking and Finance Ltd. And Neighborhood Housing Services Ltd, USA. Transformed business in Bank of Baroda by leveraging new age Technology, Introduction of innovative products to enhance customer experience, formulating forward looking people strategy, optimized cost, adherence to robust Rick management & Governance framework and created culture of Compliance. Represented the bank in various Strategic Committee meetings organized by Govt. of India, Ministry of Finance, to formulate new digital initiatives pertaining to SME lending, Payment & Recovery of impaired assets.
Dharmesh Shah
Chief Financial Officer
Dharmesh Shah
Chief Financial Officer
Is a qualified Chartered Accountant with more than 20 years of experience in the financial services sector. His vast experience domains are financial accounting, operations, leasing product and structuring a securitization transaction. Prior to joining CSI Group, he was working with Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd, a NBFC, for more than 12 years. In Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd, he was acting as National Product Manager for Leasing & Equipment Financing Solution for more than 2 years. Prior to accepting this role, he was part of Finance & Accounts Team where he was overseeing the income recognition policy, NPA classification & provisioning, lease classification, defining accounting policy for new product, treasury back office accounting. He has also worked for almost 6 years with ICICI Bank. During his stint with ICICI Bank, he has worked with Structure Finance & Product Group (SF&PG) on the business side and with Retail Assets Operations Group (RAOG). Primary responsibility of SF&PG is structuring the sale down transaction as per the investor requirement. During his stint with RAOG, he has worked with Back office of Securitization transaction team as well as DSA Payout team. Prior to joining ICICI Bank, he worked with CMS Computers Ltd for almost 9 months.
Karna Rao
Deputy Vice President - Credit & Risk
As an industry leader, CSI Leasing strives to adapt to the world’s changing technology environment by providing equipment lifecycle and finance solutions that enable organizations to make the best decisions at the right time to ensure their future growth.