Armstrong, Coombs, Heathcott Promoted to JMFE Executive Management Team
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – JM Family Enterprises (JMFE) has announced the promotion of Frank Armstrong, Ron Coombs and Forrest Heathcott to its executive management team.
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – JM Family Enterprises (JMFE) has announced the promotion of Frank Armstrong, Ron Coombs and Forrest Heathcott to its executive management team, which oversees the development and implementation of the company’s long-term growth strategies.
Armstrong serves as the senior vice president of JMFE subsidiary World Omni Financial Corp. (WOFC) and president and CEO of WOFC subsidiary DataScan Technologies.
Coombs has been promoted to senior vice president and remains chief financial officer of JM&A Group, dealing with all finance and accounting operations for JM&A.
Heathcott is the senior vice president and assistant general manager of JMFE subsidiary Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET). He is responsible for both new and used vehicle sales, parts and service activities, customer service, logistics, vehicle processing and training and systems support for SET.
Headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Fla., JMFE has major operations in
Jacksonville, Fla., Mobile, Ala., Commerce and Alpharetta, Ga., and St.
Louis, Mo.
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