The Board of Directors consists of no more than 56 individuals including the Association Chair, Chair-Elect and Vice Chair of the Board, two representatives of commercial finance companies, the Chairs of the Advisory Groups of the Section on Independent Operations, Vehicle, Mortgage and Card Divisions, the Chair of the Associate Member Advisory Board and the Chair of the State Government Affairs Committee.
Directors are elected by the membership of the Annual Meeting each fall. A list of Board nominees is presented by the Nominating Committee 30 days in advance of the election. Additional nominations must be signed by five active members and submitted to the Secretary at least ten days in advance of the election.
The Board has the following major committees:
Ronald D. Adams
President
ABC Finance Company Inc.
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Robert W. Aiken
President & CEO
Lendmark Financial Services
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Frank Armstrong
President
World Omni Financial Corp.
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Chris Ballinger
CFO & Global Treasurer
Toyota Financial Services
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Nathan D. Benson
Chief Executive Officer
Tidewater Finance Company
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Ray Biggs
President
Security Finance Corporation of Spartanburg
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Andre P. Bohy
President
Omni Financial
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Jeffrey D. Cash
Vice President
Wells Fargo Financial Inc.
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Ben F. Cheek
Vice Chairman
1st Franklin Financial Corporation
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Randall Chesler
President, CIT Consumer Finance
CIT
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Jack G. Choate
President
Central Financial Services, Inc.
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Scott Cooke
Corporate Manager - Customer Value Management
Toyota Financial Services
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Kelly McNamara Corley
Executive VP, General Counsel & Secretary
Discover Financial Services
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Lester E. Dees
President
Union Credit Corporation of LA
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Thomas F. Fortin
Chief Executive Officer
Regional Management Corporation
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Frederick W. Geissinger
Chairman and CEO
American General Financial Services
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Elvis Goddard
Executive Vice President
CitiFinancial, Inc.
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Kurt Grossheim
President & CEO
GE Money Bank
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Tim Harrelson
President
Penn Hill Associates
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John W. Holden
Chairman, President & CEO
Pioneer Credit Company
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Irwin B. Holzman
Chairman & CEO
Reliable Credit Association, Inc.
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Lawrence Hund
President & CEO
Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
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David Kvamme
President & Chief Executive Officer
Wells Fargo Financial
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Steven R. Lambert
President & CEO
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation
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Francis C. Lee
President & CEO
First Tower Corp.
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Jonathon L. Levin
President & CEO
Turner Acceptance Corporation
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Kathryn Madison
President & Chief Servicing Officer
HSBC Consumer & Mortgage Lending
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Perla C. Manuel
Corporate Secretary
American Financial Services Association
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Michael J. Matera
Vice President & Finance Director
John Deere Credit
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Mary McDowell
President & CEO
CitiFinancial North America
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Sandy McLean
Chairman & CEO
World Acceptance Corporation
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Gregory K. Merryman
Vice President, Public Policy
GMAC Financial Services
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Sharon Y. Moore
VP, Director of Operations
Absolute Loans, Inc.
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Andrew Morrison
Executive Vice President
Brundage Management/Sun Loan Company
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J. Patrick Mullen
President
Mullen Finance Plan
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John T. Noone
President, Global Marketing and Sales
Ford Motor Credit Company
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Richard H. Parker
Chairman & CFO
United Finance Co.
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Gary L. Phillips
Chairman & CEO
Republic Finance, LLC
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Stephen E. Smith
SVP, Financial Services
American Honda Finance Corp.
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Jeffrey E. Snyder
President & Chief Operating Officer
Mission Financial Services
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Timothy L. Stanley
President & CEO
Heights Finance Corporation
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Chris S. Stinebert
President & CEO
American Financial Services Association
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Andrew Stuart
Executive Vice President & CFO
VW Credit, Inc.
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Sanjiv Yajnik
President
Capital One Financial Services
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