Management Staff

Akihiko “Alex” Sugawara is Chairman & CEO of Hitachi Capital America Corp. He is the Board Director for Hitachi Capital Canada and is also the SVP and Executive Officer of Corporate Sales & Marketing for Hitachi Capital Corp.

Ryan Collison is President and COO of Hitachi Capital America Corp., a subsidiary of Hitachi Capital Corp. of Tokyo.

Terry Hatfield is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Hitachi Capital America. She also serves as Executive Vice President and CFO for Hitachi Capital Canada.

Mark Duncan is the Executive Vice President & GM, Commercial Finance & Corporate Development and is responsible for the Vendor Services, Structured Finance, Trade Finance, and Business Finance divisions.

Rob Carron is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Hitachi Capital America. His responsibilities include setting strategic direction and implementing solutions across a suite of software that support the company.

Doug Hirai is Hitachi Capital America’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary. He is responsible for the handling of complex and day-to-day case management, working closely with senior team members on all corporate, legal, and regulatory matters.

Joni Kovac is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer for Hitachi Capital America. Her experience includes mergers and acquisitions, employee relations, organizational development, succession planning, and more.

Kirk Mann is Hitachi Capital America's Senior Vice President and GM of Transportation Finance. He joined Hitachi in 2017 and is responsible for managing and leading the North American transportation leasing and finance business.

Suzanne Santos is the Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer for Hitachi Capital America. She is responsible for leading the company’s North American credit and operations functions.