STAMFORD, Conn. -

RVI Group has appointed David Klanica to the board of directors of R.V.I. Guaranty Co. Ltd. and R.V.I. America Insurance Co.

Klanica joined RVI in 2007 and has managed financial reporting, securitizations, financial risk, business combinations and portfolio purchases, technical accounting research and training.

Previously, he was chief financial officer for Pitney Bowes Capital Services, global technical controller for GE Capital Commercial Equipment Financing and director of accounting services at Mercedes-Benz Credit Corp.

A licensed CPA in Connecticut, he was also a senior audit manager at KPMG.

The RVI board appointment took place effective April 1.

“We are pleased to welcome David Klanica, our CFO, to the RVI boards, as Dave’s extensive experience in residual value insurance and strong financial risk oversight has been, and will continue to be, invaluable to the board of directors as we grow our business,” Micky Hervitz, chairman of the RVI boards, said in a news release.