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Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC Promotes Four Executives

by Staff
August 20, 2003
3 min to read


Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC has announced the promotions of four top executives at its Deerfield Beach, Fla. headquarters. John Lynch has been promoted to vice president, general sales manager; Mark Miller has been promoted to vice president of Marketing; Kevin Sreenan has been promoted to vice president of Market Representation; and Douglas Yawn has been promoted to vice president of Finance. SET is the largest subsidiary of diversified automotive company JM Family Enterprises, Inc. (JMFE).




Lynch joined JMFE in 1985 as regional lease manager at World Omni Financial Corp., a JMFE company that offers automotive finance products and services to dealerships. He most recently served as assistant vice president, general sales manager for SET. He formerly held positions as district sales manager and director, Dealer Planning. Originally from Havertown, Pa., Lynch graduated from St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia, Pa. He and his wife Maureen reside in Deerfield Beach, Fla.

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Prior to his promotion, Miller was the assistant vice president of Marketing for SET. During his 15-year career with SET, Miller has held positions of Business Planning director, Web Communications director, Internet/Distribution director and Business Development director. Miller graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor's degree in finance. He and his wife Carolyn, and their two children reside in Boca Raton, Fla.




Sreenan previously served as assistant vice president of Market Representation. Among the positions he's held since joining SET in 1987 are District Sales manager, Dealer Planning and Business Management director, Distribution director and assistant vice president of Marketing. Sreenan received his Bachelor's degree in science from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis., and his MBA from the University of Phoenix. Originally from Rockford, Ill., Sreenan and his wife, Paige, and their two children reside in Boca Raton, Fla.




Yawn was director of Finance for SET. Prior to joining JMFE in 1994 and SET in 2001, he was internal auditor, Atlantic Bancorporation; business planning manager, Mazda Motors of America, Inc; and financial reporting manager, WR Grace & Co. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Florida and has memberships to the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Yawn earned his master's degree in Business Administration from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla. Originally from Jacksonville, Yawn and his wife, Connie, have two grown sons and reside in Boca Raton, Fla.




JM Family Enterprises, Inc. (www.jmfamily.com) is a $7.6 billion diversified automotive company headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Fla. and is ranked by Forbes as the 13th largest privately owned company in the U.S. In addition to SET and World Omni Financial Corp., JMFE's other operations include: JM&A Group, which provides warranty and insurance products and services to dealerships throughout the country; CenterOne Financial Services, which provides third-party servicing for motor vehicle sales finance and lease contracts; and Margate, Fla.-based JM Lexus, the largest volume retail Lexus dealership in the world.



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