CFA names Hafner VP

Mark Hafner

Mark Hafner, 42 of Westlake Village was elected 2005 vice president of the Commercial Finance Association.

Founded in 1944, the New York-based CFA is a trade organization with members throughout the United States and Canada, with global affiliates.

Hafner is president of Celtic Capital Corp. of Santa Monica, a small independent finance company that investigates transactions up to $5 million, including accounts receivable, equipment, inventory, and more.

Hafner, who graduated from the University of California-Santa Barbara, joined Celtic in 1985 as its office manager.