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vAuto’s Dale Pollak to Deliver Keynote Address at NAF Conference

Dale Pollak, the founder of vAuto, will deliver the keynote address at the National Automotive Finance (NAF) Association's 15th Annual Below-Prime Auto Financing Conference, scheduled for June 1-3 at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel.

by Staff
May 10, 2011
1 min to read


HANOVER, Md. — Dale Pollak, the founder of vAuto, will deliver the keynote address at the National Automotive Finance (NAF) Association's 15th Annual Below-Prime Auto Financing Conference, scheduled for June 1-3 at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel.

Pollak will educate, challenge and motivate his audience as well as provide insight into the everyday challenges faced by today's managers. He has presented innovative management disciplines at every major automotive industry event and has worked extensively with dealer 20 groups, dealer associations and large dealer enterprises across the country.

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Pollak was awarded the 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for Emerging Companies in the Midwest Region. In 2009 and 2010, vAuto was named to the Inc. 500 list as one of the nation's fastest-growing, privately held companies. In addition, vAuto ranked as the 17th fastest growing company in North America on Deloitte's 2010 Technology Fast 500.

More information about the NAF Association’s 15th Annual Below-Prime Auto Financing Conference, including the conference program, hotel information and online registration, is available at www.nafassociation.com.

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