JM&A Group Names New CFO
Robert Haeffner was promoted to vice president and chief financial officer for JM&A Group, an independent provider of F&I and service-related products in the automotive industry.
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Robert Haeffner was promoted to vice president and chief financial officer for JM&A Group, an independent provider of F&I and service-related products in the automotive industry.
Haeffner is responsible for all accounting, fiscal management, financial reporting and actuarial functions for JM&A, a division of diversified automotive company JM Family Enterprises Inc.
A certified public accountant, Haeffner has been with JM Family since 2004, and most recently served as assistant vice president of business process development. Prior to joining the organization, he was a senior manager for Deloitte.
Haeffner serves on the board of directors for ChildNet, a private, not-for-profit organization that manages the local system of services and support for Broward County, Fla.’s abused, abandoned and neglected children and their caregivers.
He received his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Miami and his bachelor’s in economics and management from Trinity College in Deerfield, Ill.
Haeffner resides in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. with his wife, Teresa and their four children.
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