Pictures from the Past
Featured on Leasing News: 3/14/2003

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Duane Russell, CLP

“Duane Russell, CLP

Russell Financial Services

Santa Clara, California”

I first started sending leases to Duane Russell at WWW Leasing in San Francisco, California, in the early 1970;s.He had a partnership with Jim Swander “RS Leasing,” and they sold the company to Stan Nathanson who made it “RSN Leasing.” He also was the regional manager of Atlantic Financial. When this company closed down during the last turn down, he sold me his desk and chair, which we still use today ( it was top

quality, just like Duane was ). He is now retired and plays in the snow with his Moog.

Duane’s story:

“I came to California in 1969. I worked at WWW first as a salesperson for a year or two and then joined Chuck Goodlett running Ampex Credit Corp. Then after a year or two I went back to WWW as Executive VP. (That's when you were sending deals to us.) Jim Swander at that time was with California Canadian Bank. We hired him as a sales person. Then the owners of WWW were trying to sell the

company and we felt they were going down the wrong road.

“Jim and I and another employee, Chris Hillard, made and offer to buy the

company. The offer was structured such that they accept it or fire us. The

latter happened and that's when Jim and I formed RS. Chris went in another

direction.

“I don't remember exact dates, but I think that would have put us in the late

70's forming RS. I have old financial records stored away, and I could dig

them out, but maybe you can contact Jim and get some dates from him

“I was reluctant to answer you last request re why I retired and left

Imperial. Let’s leave it at that.

“You had asked about the picture of me with the Mog in the snow. I'm sending

the one I think you were referring to. It was taken about two years ago.”

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