Mr. Kirk works with clients to develop and implement equipment lease cost and risk mitigation strategies specializing in end-of-lease cost reduction, and low risk and cost lease program design. With over 20 years of experience in growing analysis-based firms and practices, Mr. Kirk is a pioneer in developing a data analysis-driven approach to equipment finance program design, management, and performance measurement. Mr. Kirk has improved the equipment finance portfolio performance of organizations, such as the American Red Cross, IntraLinks, Alvarez and Marsal, PETsMART, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Anadarko and many others.
Prior to cofounding Lease Portfolio Recovery Services, Mr. Kirk spent three years running the Equipment Lease Management Advisory Practice (ELMAS) at Alvarez & Marsal and six years as a managing partner with the lease analysis and advisory firm, American River Partners.
Mr. Kirk earned a bachelor's degree in English from Dartmouth College, and a master's degree in management from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, where he focused on management, marketing and finance.
Mr. Nykvist assists clients in improving the performance of their equipment lease arrangements. His primary areas of concentration are analyzing and evaluating the historical performance of finance portfolios and leveraging this data to provide services, including vendor selection, lease contract negotiation, asset and lease management process improvement, and lease buyout and restructuring.
With more than 20 years of experience in the equipment finance business, Mr. Nykvist has reviewed, advised and financed transactions for numerous Fortune 500 organizations. Some of Mr. Nykvist’s notable analysis and advisory assignments include PETsMART, Inc., Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, National Leisure Group, American Red Cross, Jefferies Broadview, and Boston Scientific.
Prior to cofounding Lease Portfolio Recovery Services, Mr. Nykvist spent three years as a Director in Alvarez & Marsal's ELMAS practice, and six years as Vice President at the lease-consulting firm, American River Partners.
Mr. Nykvist earned his MBA from the Olin School of Business at Babson College and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Colby College. He is active in the HFMA, and the Association of Finance Professionals (AFP) and its many Treasury Management groups across the country.
