M. Blake Otté Joins FGI Finance in the Northeastern Region
NEW YORK, July 13, 2011 – David DiPiero, President and CEO of FGI Finance (www.fgifinance.com), has announced that M. Blake Otté has joined the company as Vice President of Business Development. In this position, Otté will be responsible for developing the Northeastern US market, a territory rich in international financing opportunities. Her goal will be to focus on building and nurturing relationships with other lenders, finance companies, equity sponsors and referral sources. “FGI Finance is an industry leader,” says Otté, “and I look forward to being a part of the team.”
Otté brings more than fourteen years of experience in the investment management field to her new position at FGI Finance, including extensive work with private equity firms in various stages of due-diligence. “We are excited to have Blake join our team,” states David DiPiero. “She will be a great addition to our company.”
Prior to her position at FGI, Otté was a Managing Director of the Private Equity Due-Diligence division at Brown & Brown. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from New York University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and was designated a Founders Day Scholar. Otté also attended Cornell University’s School of Industrial Labor Relations and received certificates in Management and Financial Management. She holds Health, Life, Accident and Variable Insurance licenses in multiple states and separately maintains her FINRA/SEC Series 7 and 66 (RIA) licenses. In addition, she is an active member of ACG.
FGI Finance is a global commercial finance firm with clients in over 60 countries around the world. FGI helps middle market companies by providing them with various financial products, business loans and financial services to meet their financing needs. FGI Finance provides financing in over 15 foreign currencies and has a presence in 6 continents.