ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Systems & Services Technologies, a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, recently appointed Larry Chiavaro as its vice president of sales.

Prior to joining SST, the 20-year veteran of the finance industry held senior management positions at GE Capital,  Household/HSBC Auto Finance and Novastar Financial, where he created and developed financial strategic alliances, private label and direct-to-consumer financing and dealer programs, officials reported.

He will be responsible for managing and expanding relationships with independent finance companies, banks and captives in the auto loan servicing markets. SST offers third-party loan services.

Chiavaro can be reached at larry.chiavaro@sst-mo.com.