Healthcare Finance Group, LLC (HFG) announced that John Lofaso has joined the company in the new position of chief financial officer. The CFO role at HFG has been established to handle the expansion of the financial and reporting requirements which are anticipated as HFG's business grows and increases in complexity. In this role, Lofaso will lead all aspects of the financing and accounting functions, and will have primary responsibility for financing matters involving HFG's lenders and Fifth Street Finance Corp.

Lofaso was previously the chief financial officer at DiMaio Ahmad Capital LLC (DA Capital), a fixed income hedge fund located in New York.  Before joining DA Capital, he was chief financial officer of the Fixed Income Alternatives division at Citi Alternative Investments.  Previously, Lofaso was senior credit analyst at Refco Securities, LLC and an associate in JP Morgan's M&A and controller's departments. Lofaso started his career as an auditor at PriceWaterhouseCoopers. A licensed CPA, he holds a MBA from Fordham University and a BBA from Hofstra University.

Commenting on Lofaso's decision to join HFG, Dan Chapa, CEO, said "John has an impressive background, having held senior positions at different financing firms during his career. This experience has given him insight into a variety of financing aspects that affect HFG and will enhance his ability to lead HFG's efforts as it grows in size and complexity. We are confident that John will have an immediate positive impact on HFG's operations and are delighted that he has joined our team."