CNA National Welcomes New Regional Vice President, Ted Twombly
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – CNA National is pleased to announce that, effective July 7, Ted Twombly has joined the sales team as regional vice president. “Ted brings to CNAN a wealth of experience in the automotive industry, having spent significant time with both dealerships and a service contract company,” says Alan Miller, senior vice president of ... Read More »
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – CNA National is pleased to announce that, effective July 7, Ted Twombly has joined the sales team as regional vice president.
“Ted brings to CNAN a wealth of experience in the automotive industry, having spent significant time with both dealerships and a service contract company,” says Alan Miller, senior vice president of sales. “He joins our sales team led by our national sales manager, Jay Sharpnack.”
Twombly spent 13 years with Zurich Automotive as a regional F&I manager and F&I executive. His responsibilities included overseeing business acquisition and account development, in addition to teaching a quarterly F&I seminar. Twombly is a three-time Zurich President’s Club award winner and certified member of the Association of F&I Professionals. He also spent 12 years in automotive retail as both a sales and F&I manager.
Twombly is originally from Massachusetts and currently resides in Orlando.
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