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- Rick Ford
- President & CEO
- Rick has over 30 years of automotive management experienceFrom 2010 to January 2014, he was COO of World Class Automotive Group, a privately held operator of 9 dealerships. Prior, he was Regional Vice President at Sonic Automotive, which owns over 150 dealerships nationwide, with responsibility for dealerships in Texas, Colorado, and Nevada. Rick has been responsible for 32 dealerships with revenues in excess of $1.8 B and over $50M in annual store level profits, with oversight of all dealership operations.He has held every dealership management position from Sales to GM, giving him an in-depth understanding of every facet of the business. With extensive experience at both AutoNation and Sonic, Rick understands the consolidations strategies of the major public firms.He resides in the Dallas area with his wife and daughter; he also has 2 grown sons and 3 grandchildren
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- Tamara Bebb
- Chief Financial Officer
- tamarab@rfjauto.com
Tamara has over 30 years of professional experience including Financial Leadership amongst a diversified portfolio of industries. During her career she has served as the CFO for a variety of companies, including Bar Louie Restaurant Operations, LLC, Higher Ed Holdings, LLC and Ericsson Canada Inc.
Tamara is a CPA that initially trained with Price Waterhouse Coopers before leaving public practice. She has extensive experience in multi-sized operations with various ownership structures, including private equity. Her strengths include Finance, Accounting, Planning and Analysis, Treasury Management, Information Systems Operations Support, Corporate Administration and Governance.She resides in the Dallas area with her husband, Jay, and has two sons currently away at University as full time students.
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- Myron Heronema
- Chief Operating Officer
- myronh@rfjauto.com
- Myron has over 27 years' experience in the retail automotive industry. Prior experience includes 9 years with Sonic Automotive in roles including Regional Variable Operations Director, Regional Finance Director, and National New Car Director. He has over 5 years' experience as General Manager running all dealership operations. Myron has held all variable operations positions within the automotive industry in addition to multiple corporate roles with Sonic Automotive.He resides in the Dallas area and has a 13 year old daughter.
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- Harry Harden
- VP of Human Resources
- harryh@rfjauto.com
- Harry has over 35 years experience in HR, with time spent in retail automotive, manufacturing and consumer products organizationsFor 12 years prior to joining RFJ, Harry served as the VP of HR for Sonic Automotive. His responsibilities included employee relations, benefit administration, compensation, HR systems, leadership development, training, payroll and risk management. Creating HR and people functions in new and growing organizations has been a central theme of his career.He graduated form Auburn University with a BS in business administration and a concentration in HR. Harry and his wife, Melody, reside in Wears Valley, TN and have three grown daughters and a growing number of grandchildren
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- Mark Daniels
- VP of Manufacturer Relations
- markd@rfjauto.com
- 35 years Automotive Experience
- 1977-1987 Henry Butts Oldsmobile
- 1987-1991 Sewell Automotive Companies
- 1992 - 2014 Four Wheels Autogroup and affiliated companies
- President/Owner/Dealer Principal of multiple high volume, high CSI Dealerships
- 2000 - awarded the Citizen's Certificate of Merit, the highest award of a citizen for community support in the City of McKinney
- 2008 - Present Vice Chairman of Texas Automobile Dealer's Association
- 2009-2014 Hyundai Regional Dealer Council
- 2010 Time Magazine Dealer of the Year Award - Texas
BBA in Finance -Texas Tech University
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- Chris Ballard
- Regional Vice President
- Chrisb@rfjauto.com
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- Devan Baskerville
- Director of Digital
- devanb@rfjauto.com
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- Lisa Rhoades
- Corporate HR Coordinator
- lisar@rfjauto.com
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- Rhonda Presley
- Corporate Parts Director
- rhondap@rfjauto.com
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- Gopi Patel
- gopip@rfjauto.com
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- Lynn Alston
- Corporate Payroll & Accounting Manager
- lynna@rfjauto.com
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- Lee Wilson
- IT
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- Connie Rice
- Office Manager
- Connier@rfjauto.com
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- Jodi DeBusk
- HR & Payroll Liaison
- jodid@rfjauto.com