On January 25, 2017, the Commercial Finance Association announced the appointment of Richard Gumbrecht as Interim CEO the association.

To follow are excerpts from an email issued to CFA members on January 26th by Gumbrecht in which he laid out his objectives as Interim CEO, which include:

• Effect an orderly transition to the new CEO who will be chosen by a Search Committee
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Association in order to ensure we are meeting our operating and financial objectives
• Execute our agenda to support you, the members of our CFA Community, to help enable your success

Mr. Gumbrecht also expressed his excitement for this opportunity stating, “I am excited to have the opportunity to be a part of such a valuable and impactful organization and thankful for the outstanding staff of the CFA, past presidents, volunteers and board members for making this transition as smooth as possible. I look forward to continuing to deliver the highest quality events, education programs and content and building on CFA’s many successes at both the national and chapter levels.”

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