Amur Equipment Finance announced that AmurEF’s Vice President of Syndications, Mike Coon, has been elected to the position of President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Equipment Finance Association (NEFA). Coon previously served as Vice President of the NEFA Executive Committee.

“I am honored and privileged to have the opportunity to serve as NEFA’s President and Chairman,” said Mike Coon. “I look forward to working with the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, Gerry Egan and the entire membership as we continue our impressive momentum as a first-class industry association.”

Coon will serve in this position for the remainder of 2017 and 2018.

“I was very pleased when the NEFA Membership elected Mike Coon as President and Chairman of the Board,” said Gerry Egan, NEFA Executive Director & CEO. “Having been on the Board and Executive Committee in recent years, Mike knows both the opportunities and challenges the association faces and has proven to be a focused and thoughtful advocate for NEFA. I’ve counted Mike as a friend for many years now and I look forward to working closely with him on the continued growth of NEFA.”

AmurEF currently employs over 120 professionals across the United States, with key management, credit processing, underwriting, servicing, and finance functions located in its headquarters in Grand Island, Nebraska. AmurEF also has additional offices in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Texas, California and New Hampshire.