Kim Gershon
SVP & COO AutoNation Finance | Auto-Financial Leader in: Growth Strategy, Revenue Optimization, and Business Transformation
AutoNation•Irving, Texas, United States
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A versatile industry leader with repeated success in driving sustainable and scalable growth for financial institutions and auto-financing units. I am a seasoned leader with over 30 years of Auto Finance experience in both field operations and Senior Management in a corporate environment. Established leader known for ability to teach, drive results, execute, drive strategic thought and provide oversight and operational excellence. I am active in diversity and inclusion activities that help us to bring our team members together with the community in which we serve. Key accomplishments include: - People: Building and leading a nationally recognized team of 630+ for revenue growth and quality excellence. - Revenue: Achieving dealership contract volume growth through data-informed relationship management. - Growth: Scaling national account volume by 158% to $636MM through corporate dealer relationship optimizations. - Risk: Gaining recognition for lowest charge-offs and delinquencies at a leading bank through close monitoring and training. - Transformation: Leading department-wide change across customer communications, incentive plans, and documentation.
Career Timeline
- AutoNationCurrentAug 2023–Present· 3 yrs 1 mo
- Senior Vice President, Chief Operating OfficerCurrentAug 2023–Present
- 2020–2023· 3 yrs
- Senior Vice President, Head of Strategic Planning2020–2023
- 2018–2020· 2 yrs
- Senior Vice President, Head of Auto - Personal Finance2018–2020
- 1999–2017· 18 yrs
- Senior Vice President, Western Regional Leader of Auto Originations2014–2017
- Senior Vice President, Mid-States Division Manager of Auto-Originations2007–2014
- Vice President, Boise Regional Business Center Manager of Auto Originations2004–2007
- Vice President, National Sales Manager2002–2004
- Southwest Division Sales Manager2001–2002
- Business Development Representative1999–2001
- Oct 1996–Dec 1998· 2 yrs 2 mos
- Representative, MarketingOct 1996–Dec 1998
- Aug 1990–Oct 1996· 6 yrs 2 mos
- Credit AnalystsAug 1990–Oct 1996
Education
MBA
Business
Texas Woman's UniversityBS
Business Administration
University of Phoenix