The Motorlease Corporation announced at the beginning of March an internal promotion of one of its own to the position of business development manager.

Moving up from the position of inside sales account executive is Dave Deslauriers, who will now be responsible for enhancing the company’s lead-generation and referral process, and delivering qualified sales leads and tracking those leads.

Deslauriers will also be responsible for expanding Motorlease’s digital and social media brand presence and assisting with the development of marketing and digital media.

Beth Kandrysawtz, Motorlease’s chief executive officer, praised Deslauriers for his performance at the company and is looking forward to having him fill the new role.

“During his time at Motorlease, Dave has had a measurable impact in improving our sales process,” Kandrysawtz said. “We believe this new role will help him continue to grow professionally and help us meet our challenging sales and marketing targets.”

Prior to joining Motorlease in 2015, Deslauriers held business development roles in the recruitment and finance industries. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the University of Connecticut.