(September 01, 2008) Graphic Savings Group, a leading provider of equipment leasing, announced Friday the positions of two new essential team members, Chris Lucas and Matt Ganes, as Major Account Managers.  Both Chris and Matt are part of the team located at the company’s new headquarters in New York City.  “The new office is really coming into its own,” says CEO Andrew Bender “thanks to the help of team members like Chris and Matt, we forecast continued growth and expansion.”  With a focus on customer service, Graphic Savings Group has consistently grown despite the current credit crunch.
 
Chris Lucas has been with GSG since the opening of our New York offices and has continued to streamline the application and closing processes, drawing from his breadth of experience in the fast-paced sales environment of real estate.   Before joining the GSG team, Chris was the Office Manager at Ardor New York Real Estate in New York, NY. He was responsible for overseeing 100+ agents in both the rental and sales divisions and assisting the Closing Manager with rental and sales deals. He also was an Office Assistant at Ideal Properties Group, LLC in Brooklyn, New York, where he was able to oversee an upstart real estate company grow into one of the more popular firms in the borough. In his spare time, Chris utilizes his background in audio and video production by freelancing as an audio engineer and film editor. Notably, Chris is an avid—one might say die-hard—Cubs fan, and also hails from “The Windy City”.   
 
Matt Ganes joined the GSG team this summer, and is looking forward to developing new leasing opportunities for GSG   vendors, utilizing his knowledge of the financial industry. Prior to becoming a major account manager with GSG, Matt Ganes was a business development manager at an independent funding source, New World Equipment Funding, LLC.  There he developed the broker division, overseeing transactions and relationships.  Matt also worked as a commodities trader on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange making markets in the Gold Options Ring.  Matt grew up on Long Island and now resides in Greenwich Village, where he is able to enjoy the always thriving music scene and city life. Matt received a BA from Duke University in Sociology & Marketing.