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Larry Dorfman will step aside as chief executive of APCO Holdings, the company he founded 35 years ago and grew to include the EasyCare, GWC Warranty, and Covideo brands, yielding the company’s chairman and CEO position to former J.D. Power head Finbarr O’Neill.
EasyCare has been listed among the National Association of Business Resources’ ‘Best and Brightest’ companies for the third consecutive year and earned its first-ever ‘Best in Wellness’ award.
Bob Dziadosz, who spent the last 16 years with LoJack, has joined the F&I product provider as a dealer performance driver for its SAVY connect car mobile app suite.
The company’s new CFO brings 35 years of experience in the insurance and automotive industries to the role, having most recently served as executive vice president and CFO of The Warranty Group.
For the second consecutive year, the National Association of Business Resources named the F&I product provider to its ‘101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For’ list. The company was also named one of the ‘Healthiest Employers in Atlanta’ by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
Steve Ewing loves the car business, and he is willing to try any new program, tool or process that will help Atlanta’s Wade Ford keep pace with the changing demands of car buyers.
Finbarr O’Neill, who is set to retire from J.D. Power this month, was weighing his options for retirement when the vehicle service contract administrator invited him to join its board of directors.
The F&I product provider’s new board member spent 24 years with Ford Motor Co., where she served as director of global marketing for Ford, president and CEO of Volvo Cars of North America, and president of sales operations for Volvo Car Corp. in Sweden.
Rob Mirra has been promoted to vice president of new business acquisition for EasyCare, where he will lead the search for new partnerships with dealers and vendors.
Four of the industry’s top F&I trainers will be swimming the aisles during F&I Think Tank’s Shark Tank, a stump the pro-like session that will allow attendees to get answers to their most troublesome customer objections, deal situations and departmental issues.