Rutger Choquehuanca has over 10 years of experience in alternative and specialty finance. As Vice President of Business Development at Lendistry, Rutger plays a key role in the Airport Concessions Program, working primarily with airport concessionaires nationwide, structuring tailored financing solutions that support new store openings, buildouts, acquisitions, and working capital needs within complex airport environments. Prior to Lendistry, Rutger was a Senior Business Development Manager at The Fundworks LLC. Rutger earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Magna Cum Laude in Business Administration from California State University.

Sachin Shah is Vice President of Business Development at Lendistry, providing capital to small business borrowers with a hyper-focus on flexible financing in the Airport Concessions Program. Prior to joining Lendistry, Sachin worked in wealth management at Morgan Stanley, where he built a book of business to over $100MM in 3+ years while focusing on long-term investment strategies. Before that, he spent 19 years at Wells Fargo, where he was a relationship manager, manager, and developed a new line of business within the company that exists to this day. Sachin holds a BS in Marketing from San Jose State University and still holds his Series 7, Series 63 and Series 65 investment licenses.

Bruno Ceccarelli is Region Executive at Lendistry, championing one of the industry’s leading efforts to provide tailored capital solutions and meaningful support to airport concessionaires. Bruno also leads the sales team that delivers the fintech’s traditional term loans and other specialty lending products. Prior to joining Lendistry, Bruno served as Managing Director, Business Banking Market Executive at MUFG Union Bank, where he led a team of business development officers to grow their Northern California and Pacific Northwest market. Before that, he led sales teams at Westamerica Bank and Wells Fargo. Notably, in his 26 years at Wells Fargo he grew a centralized business relationship banking business team from concept to national business line with 460 bankers serving 97,000 customers nationwide in the small business segment. Bruno holds an BSBA and MBA from University of San Francisco and is a Certified Credit Executive from National Association of Credit Managers, completed at The Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management at Dartmouth College.