David Leatham

David Leatham is an accomplished financial executive with extensive experience in credit operations and risk management. Currently serving as Vice President of Credit Operations & Risk in Canada at John Deere Financial since February 2002, David leads various teams across Credit, Risk Management, Audit, and Dealer Services. Previous roles at John Deere include Manager of Sales & Marketing for the Construction and Forestry market, Manager of Collections, Recovery & Litigation, and Manager of Credit Operations. Prior to joining John Deere, David worked at ABN AMRO Bank Canada as Manager of Credit for mid to large ticket funding, and held positions at Bell Financial Services as a Risk Analyst and Citi as a Branch Manager. David holds an MBA and a Post-Baccalaureate in Business Management from Athabasca University, as well as additional education from Ryerson University.