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:
- Executive Committee
- Nominating
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Chairman of the Board |
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Chair-Elect |
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Chris Stinebert President and CEO American Financial Services Association |
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Immediate Past Chair |
Sandy McLean Chairman & CEO World Acceptance Corporation |
Mary McDowell President & CEO CitiFinancial North America |
Steven R. Lambert President & CEO Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation |
Ronald D. Adams President ABC Finance Company, Inc. |
Robert W. Aiken President & CEO Lendmark Financial Services |
Frank Armstrong President World Omni Financial Corp. |
Chris Ballinger Group VP, CFO and Global Treasurer Toyota Financial Services |
Nathan D. Benson Chief Executive Officer Tidewater Finance Company |
Ray Biggs President Security Finance Corporation of Spartanburg |
Andre P. Bohy President Omni Financial |
Robert D. Carter President & CEO Regency Finance Company |
Jeffrey D. Cash Vice President Wells Fargo |
Ben F. Cheek Vice Chairman 1st Franklin Financial Corporation |
Randall Chesler President, CIT Consumer Finance CIT |
Jack G. Choate President Central Financial Services, Inc. |
Kathryn McNamara Corley Executive VP, General Counsel & Secretary Discover Financial Services |
Lester E. Dees President Union Credit Corporation of LA |
Thomas F. Fortin Chief Executive Officer Regional Management Corporation |
Frederick W. Geissinger Chairman and CEO American General Financial Services |
Elvis Goddard Executive Vice President CitiFinancial, Inc. |
Kurt Grossheim President & CEO GE Money Bank |
Tim Harrelson President Penn Hill Associates |
John W. Holden Chairman, President & CEO Pioneer Credit Company |
Irwin B. Holzman Chairman & CEO Reliable Credit Association, Inc. |
Lawrence Hund President & CEO Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. |
David Kvamme President & Chief Executive Officer Wells Fargo Financial |
Francis C. Lee President & CEO First Tower Corp. |
Jonathon L. Levin President & CEO Turner Acceptance Corporation |
Michael J. Matera Vice President & Finance Director John Deere Credit |
Gregory K. Merryman Vice President, Public Policy Ally Financial Inc. |
Sharon Y. Moore VP, Director of Operations Absolute Loans, Inc. |
Andrew Morrison Executive Vice President Brundage Management/Sun Loan Company |
J. Patrick Mullen President Mullen Finance Plan |
John T. Noone President, Global Marketing and Sales Ford Motor Credit Company |
Richard H. Parker Chairman & CFO United Finance Co. |
Gary L. Phillips Chairman & CEO Republic Finance, LLC |
Mark C. Roland President & COO World Acceptance Corporation |
Stephen E. Smith Senior Vice President, Financial Services American Honda Finance Corp. |
Jeffrey E. Snyder President & Chief Operating Officer Mission Financial Services |
Timothy L. Stanley President & CEO Heights Finance Corporation |
Andrew Stuart Executive Vice President & CFO VW Credit, Inc. |
Sanjiv Yajnik President Capital One Financial Services |
| Perla C. Manuel Corporate Secretary American Financial Services Association |
Chris S. Stinebert President & CEO American Financial Services Association |





