The Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA) appointed its new 2027 Board of Directors and officers. Nathan Gibbons, CLFP, chief experience officer of QuickFi, is the new ELFA board chair and Kirk Phillips, president and CEO of Wintrust Asset Finance, is now chair-elect. The chair-elect and new board members were recommended by ELFA’s nominating committee and approved by a vote of the general membership. “We’re entering a new era of secured lending facilitated by rapidly advancing technology and evolving customer expectations,” Gibbons said. “This presents...