Automotive Career Highlights

1983

Zone Manager

  • Louisville District
  • Metro Knoxville, Nashville, & Louisville
  • ZM of the Year — 1986

1987

Department Manager

  • Atlanta District
  • Business Management
  • Merchandising Mgr.
  • Market Rep. Manager

Sales Promotion Manager

  • Southeast Region
  • Price-Point Manual
  • National Walkaround
    Winner

1989

Education & Training Mgr.

  • NAAO Marketing
  • Ford Division Car Mgr.
  • Self Study Guides
  • Walkaround Videos

Car Product Development

  • Cycle Planning Analyst
  • Small Car Market Study
  • Platform Consolidation

1991

General Zone Manager

  • Southeast Region
  • Lincoln-Mercury Div.
  • Eight State Territory
  • Supervised 16 ZM’s

Marketing Plans Manager

  • C/D Platform
  • Contour/Mystique
  • Pricing / Packaging
  • Vehicle Launch

1994

Regional Opns. Manager

  • Orlando Region
  • Business Plan
  • Market Representation
  • Market Share Growth

1996

Field Opns Market Mgr

  • Central Region
  • Regional Business Plan
  • Production Schedule

Brand Strategy Manager

  • L-M Growth Strategy
  • Feature Cars
  • Pricing and Packaging
  • California Strategy

1998

Business Strategy & Comm

  • Ford Customer Service
  • Quik-Fit Acquistion
  • All-Makes Service
  • Quik-Lane Launch

L-M Product Marketing

  • Marketing Plans
  • Cycle Plan Design
  • Engineering Interface
  • Product Committee

2002

Ford Regional Manager

  • Memphis Region
  • 263 Dealers / 7 Metros
  • 2x Market Rep Winner
  • FDAF Revitalization

Sales Planning Director

  • Production Planning
  • Distribution System
  • Regional Allocations
  • $150M IT Budget

2004

North American Fleet Mgr

  • $31B Revenue Division
  • Major Rental Deals
  • Government Business
  • Commercial Bids

2007

President & CEO

  • Ford Southern Africa
  • New Global Ranger
  • Major Plant Overhaul
  • Union Negotiation

2010

General Sales Manager

  • US Ford and Lincoln
  • 22 Regional Offices
  • 5 Market Area Offices
  • 4,000+ Dealers

2011

Global Export Manager

  • 84 Export Markets
  • Middle East, Africa,
  • Central America, Asia
  • Launched 14 Dealers

2013

President, RMA Auto.

  • 20 Nations / 7 Brands
  • 5,000 Employees
  • Major M&A Actions
  • 5 Strategic Businesses

2017

Managing Director

  • Certified M&A Advisor
  • Top National Producer
  • Multi-Million Club
  • Automotive Expert