Auto Finance Innovators
Top 100
Nominate Now2022 Nominations Now Open
We’re celebrating the movers and shakers of innovation in Auto Finance. Do you know someone who deserves recognition for their work in the industry? Nominate them now!
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Nominate up to 3 powerful professionals in Auto Finance for the Top 100 list.
Captives
Scott Grosskopf
Senior Vice President
Matthew Colby
Technical Product Owner
Jim Drotman
Executive Vice President
Kevin Cullum
President and CEO
Pete Carey
Vice President
Kyle Birch
President
Adrian Samareanu
Global Chief Digital Officer
Robert Beatty
EVP, Chief Experience Officer (CXO)
Stefan Christman
GM Sales Operations
Craig Stickney
Vice President Corporate Sales
Ross Williams
President and CEO
Denise Brown
CRO & CIO
Shannon Mokhiber
Vice President, North America Operations
Neeru Arora
SVP & CIO
Jeki Cohen
CPA | Head Of Innovation
Non-captives
Kyle Dietrich
Senior Vice President of Acquisitions
Reid Rubenstein
Chief Executive Officer
Mike Kane
SVP, Consumer Operations
Tanya Sanders
Head of Auto
Armando Hidalgo
Director of Servicing
Colin Bachinsky
Chief Executive Officer
Dennis Morris
Chief Operating Officer
Brian Jones
Chief Executive Officer
Brad Noel
EVP Director of Operations
Brian Renfro
Senior Vice President Servicing
David Bertoncini
VP - Head of Auto Lending
Chris Nicotra
Head of Consumer Auto Lending Technology
Shauna Brown
SVP Head of Consumer Lending
Harvey Singh
Chief Operating Officer
Chris Depperman
Vice President of Finance & Insurance Operations
Stephanie Meinerz
Chief Operating Officer
Cyrus Bozorgi
Chief Executive Officer
Sam Errama
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Chuck Blommaert
Vice President of Servicing
Justin Tisler
Co-Founder & CEO/President
Doug Timmerman
President
Charles W. " Chuck " Jones III
Executive Vice President/DFS Chief Operating Officer
Mary Leigh Phillips
CEO
Daniel Gaudreau
Chief Financial Officer
Scott Maybee
President
William Mitchell
Chief Operating Officer
Andy Clements
Chief Servicing Officer
Ilja Troitschanski
President
Stephen E Tomasula
Chief Financial Officer
Steve Christensen
Executive Vice President
Sang Kim
VP Risk Management
Eddie Green Sr.
Executive Vice President
Eric Burney
Chief Executive Officer
Charles (Chuck) Berend
CRO and SVP
Chris Goodman
President / CEO
Anthony Capizzano
SVP, Consumer Lending & Underwriting
Nick Brown
Chief Risk Officer
Michele Rodgers
Chief Information Officer
Rich Black
Dealership Lending Professional
Peter Muriungi
CEO Chase Auto
Tony Kutiper
EVP
Michael Bailey
Senior Vice President
Sean Kemple
Managing Director
Giacomo Carelli
CEO & General Manager
Mahesh Aditya
Chief Executive Officer
Marc Womack
Chief Executive Officer
Alex Paez-Gerstenhaber
VP Customer Experience & Operations
Neill Waters
Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer
Ryan Foxx
Head Of Retail Sales
Keishawn Batts
Auto Strategic Partnerships and Business Development Leader
Kimberly Lepesh
Senior Director of National Sales
Brian Donnelly
Executive Director, Corporate Development - Auto Partnerships
Steve Braskamp
Senior Vice President, Financial Services – Auto Servicing
Steven Chiagouris
Managing Vice President
George Bauer
Co-founder
Service Providers
David Knightly
Chief Revenue Officer
Jim Landy
Managing Member
John Lutman
Sr. Vice President of Enterprise Sales
Colton Ray
Chief Executive Officer
Preston Miller
President and CEO
Mark Abrams
CEO/CTO
Steven Greenfield
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
André-Martin Hobbs
President
Ace Christian
Founder
Kevin Singerman
CEO and Co-Founder
Brian Reed
Founder and CEO
Louis-Philippe Villeneuve
Founder
Mark Eleoff
Founder & CEO
Daniel Parry
Chief Executive Officer
Rob Mirra
Chief Revenue Officer
Justin Wickett
CEO and Cofounder
Mike Jarman
CoFounder & CEO
Simon Scalzo
Founder
Shaun Sumaru
Chief Executive Officer
Ben Atkinson
VP of Lending
Thomas Szmidel
CTO
Pete MacInnis
CEO, Founder & Chairman
Steve Levine
Executive Level Legal and Compliance leader
Gerri Gentry
Owner/President
Ken Luna
V.P. of Strategic Partnerships
Evan Lindbeck
VP Operations
Darren Nelson
Vice President, Originations, Sales, and Marketing
Tina Viens
Senior Director of Client Solutions
Jon Lamb
Chief Executive Officer
Jeff Bunch
Head of Automotive Strategy - North America
Ken Kertz
FICO Vice President, Transportation Segment
Joe Rodriguez
VP of Strategic Partnerships and Channel at PayNearMe
Ben Ellencweig
Senior Partner
Scott France
Principal Consultant
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Nominate NowFAQs
How do I make the Auto Finance Innovators Top 100?
You make the list by getting nominated by your peers who admire you and your contribution to innovation in Auto Finance. It's that simple. Nominations are counted and the list will be compiled based on the volume of nominations per person. As such, Auto Finance Innovators Top 100 is a true representation of the crowd in action and a reflection of who moves, shakes and innovates the Auto Finance industry.
You can share this link with your network to encourage them to nominate you.
I Have Been Nominated - How Did You Get My Name?
Individuals appearing on the recent nominees page or the final Top 100 list have been nominated by their peers. One of your peers has nominated you as a Top 100 Auto Finance Innovator via this form, they provided your name and company name.
When will the Auto Finance Innovators Top 100 lists be announced?
The final list of Top 100 Auto Finance Innovators will be shortlisted and published and announced in November of each year. This year the honorees will be announced on November 15th.
Who can I nominate?
You can nominate any Auto Finance professional in the world who you admire and has contributed to Innovation in the industry.
How many people can I nominate?
You can nominate up to 10 people for inclusion in the Auto Finance Innovators Top 100 list. We encourage you to use all 10 of your nominations. Please do not however nominate the same person more than once, duplicates will be excluded.
Are there any fees involved to make a nomination?
No, there are no fees involved in any part of the Auto Finance Innovators Top 100.
How can I tell my network that I’ve been nominated?
Once you’ve been nominated, your profile will appear on the Recent Nominees page and we’ll send you a badge to use on your linkedin, email signature, website and wherever you like. You can share the link to the nominees page as a Linkedin post, email and other social channels by clicking here.
Who Organizes the Auto Finance Innovators Top 100?
Lightico is the organizer of the Auto Finance Innovators Top 100 together with our partner Auto Finance Journal. To find out more about Lightico click here.
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