Red Oak Capital Holdings, LLC, based in Charlotte, has expanded its team with the addition of two highly experienced finance professionals. Will Flaa joins as SVP – Investments and Ken Wood as Regional Manager – Northeast. Flaa will be located in Dallas while Wood will be based in Norwalk, CT.
According to CEO Gary Bechtel, the hiring of Flaa and Wood brings over 60 years of industry knowledge to Red Oak’s already strong team in alternative lending. The company’s goal is to elevate their operations to a more sophisticated institutional level by bringing on seasoned and knowledgeable finance experts.
Flaa previously held an SVP position at KeyBank Capital where he served as a relationship manager. He also worked at Encore Enterprises Inc., overseeing debt placement for the company and managing its capital program for institutional clients.
Wood comes from Money360 where he managed Northeast origination operations before moving on to Verus CREF. During his six-year tenure there, he successfully originated 80-100 loans annually through various channels including commercial brokers and direct clients.
The images above show Will Flaa (top) and Ken Wood (bottom).
