Textron Financial Canada Limited Appoints New Regional Sales Manager

Burlington, Ontario – December 20, 2007 — Textron Financial Canada Limited, a unit of Textron Financial Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has appointed Trent Kell as the company’s Regional Sales Manager with responsibility for developing business relationships throughout British Columbia.  Kell brings 24 years of inventory financing experience to Textron Financial and has held a wide range of positions in sales and marketing with major national lenders.

“Trent is well respected by dealers in our served markets and has earned a reputation for delivering outstanding customer service,” said Chris Cook, senior vice president of sales and marketing with Textron Financial’s distribution finance business. “His extensive experience and industry knowledge will help us to build new relationships in British Columbia.

Trent Kell can be reached in the office at (604) 464.8554, by cell phone at (604) 351.8140, or via e-mail at tkell@textronfinancial.com.  

About Textron Financial
Textron Financial is a diversified commercial finance company with more than $10 billion in managed receivables. It has core businesses in Distribution Finance, Aviation Finance, Asset-Based Lending, Golf Finance, Resort Finance, and Structured Capital. Textron Financial also provides financing programs for products manufactured by its parent company, Textron Inc. Additional information about the company is available at www.textronfinancial.com.
 
About Textron
Textron Inc. is an $11 billion multi-industry company operating in 32 countries with approximately 40,000 employees.  The company leverages its global network of aircraft, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft Company, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, Fluid & Power, Textron Systems and Textron Financial Corporation.  More information is available at www.textron.com.