Providers & Administrators, 1st Qtr 2019

1ST QTR 2019 P A 31 AUL Names McCarthy VP of National Sales NAPA Calif Vehicle service contracts administrator AUL Corp has appointed automotive industry veteran Paul McCarthy to the position of vice president of national sales the company announced McCarthy brings more than two decades of retail automotive experience to his new role and is expected to provide focused leadership to the firms outreach to large opportunities in the franchised automotive dealer space according to Jimmy Atkinson AULs president and CEO Paul allows us to expand our bandwidth and diversify our sales approach by placing key verticals under the leadership of our industry experts Atkinson said Paul complements Bryan Nieves our vice president of national accounts whose outreach centers primarily on lenders and reinsurance and Jason Garner senior vice president of sales and business development whose group is focused on agent growth As a team they provide AUL with superior depth allowing for a higher degree of personal interaction and attention to detail McCarthy most recently served as vice president of sales at Warranty Solutions a national provider of vehicle service contracts and dealer warranties among other products Prior to Warranty Solutions Paul spent nearly 20 years with the Stevenson Automotive Group one of the largest automotive dealer groups in the greater Jacksonville and Wilmington N C region as corporate general manager When you combine Pauls exceptional experience in dealership management and F I sales with his personal approach and team building skills our sales teams have a proven foundation from which to succeed Atkinson said Fiore Joins UDS Development Team CLEARWATER Fla United Development Systems Inc announced the addition of Doug Fiore to the companys growing development team Fiore will serve as a retail operations specialist in the Southeast region Doug has spent over 30 years in the automotive retail environment with the bulk of that time spent training and developing front end retail operations said UDS President Randy Crisorio Adding the wide scope of knowledge Doug brings specifically in technology further enhances our ability to deliver on our value proposition Fiore transitioned to the service side after more than a decade in retail He has led development teams in the F I space both with independent and factory providers and ultimately branched into lending and most recently technology as national desking manager with RouteOne He is expected to have wide ranging interactions with UDS dealer partners throughout the Southeast VISIT WWW PROVIDERS ADMINISTRATORS COM FOR UP TO DATE INDUSTRY NEWS Miller Wins Cox Woman of the Year Award ATLANTA Cox Automotive presented its annual Barbara Cox Woman of the Year Award to Gail Miller owner and chairman of Larry H Miller Group of Companies by Cox Automotive President Sandy Schwartz during the Northwood University Dealer Education Award annual breakfast on January 26 at NADA Show 2019 This honor is awarded to women who demonstrate business leadership and community advocacy as well as a commitment to advancing the automotive industry The award was presented The award is named after the late Barbara Cox a Cox Automotive owner and the mother of chairman Jim Kennedy Gail Miller and her late husband Larry started their business with a single Toyota dealership in 1979 The Larry H Miller Group of Companies has grown to include more than 60 car dealerships throughout the West the Utah Jazz the Salt Lake City Stars the Salt Lake Bees theatre complexes and a variety of other automotive financial and real estate companies Today the privately owned Larry H Miller Group of Companies employs more than 10000 people Gail exemplifies this award by sharing many of the qualities and values that we admire in Mrs Cox said Schwartz In addition to growing from one Toyota dealership to more than 60 dealerships today Gail is a renaissance woman with her business influence spanning multiple industries including professional sports I am honored to present this award to Gail in recognition of not only her business acumen but also her strong support of charitable giving and community service DEPT ON THE MOVE