
POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of
Charles E. Barrantes and Christopher A. Wilson the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf, and submit
to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments
thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords
enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an
officer and/or director of General Finance Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5
in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary
or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any
amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and

(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in
the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or
legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and
perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done
in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,
or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of
this 28th day of January 2014.

        /s/ Larry D. Tashjian
        Name: Larry D. Tashjian
TASHJIAN LARRY D 4
