Scott Barrett, executive vice president and chief
information officer of JM Family Enterprises, Inc. (JMFE) announced Sept. 13 the hiring of Stephen Donaghy as vice president, Project
Scott Barrett, executive vice president and chief
information officer of JM Family Enterprises, Inc. (JMFE) announced Sept. 13 the hiring of Stephen Donaghy as vice president, Project
Management Office for JM&A Group (JM&A), a JMFE subsidiary.
Donaghy, who comes to JM&A with more than 18 years of information
technology experience, will be responsible for supporting JM&A's business
objectives through technology services. He formerly worked for Oracle Corp.
as senior managing director, Autolink.com as senior vice president and
Reynolds and Reynolds as vice president.
Donaghy graduated from Indiana University in Pennsylvania with a bachelor
of science degree in finance. Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Donaghy and his wife, Kathleen, have four children and reside in Boca
Raton, Florida.
JM Family Enterprises, Inc. [JMFE] (www.jmfamily.com) is a $7.8 billion
diversified automotive company headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Fla.
JMFE core
companies include: World Omni Financial Corp., offering a complete range of
customer driven automotive financial products and services, JM&A Group,
providing warranty and insurance products and services to automobile
dealerships throughout the country and CenterOne, a division of World Omni
Financial Corp., providing a full service outsourcing solution for consumer
loans and leases and wholesale/floorplan loans from loan origination
through vehicle remarketing.

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