Five F&I Standouts Honored
Segment veterans inducted into Bobit Business Media’s F&I Hall of Fame at Agent Summit, one posthumously.
Bobit Business Media honored several finance-and-insurance veterans with induction to its F&I Hall of Fame at the recent Agent Summit event.
The second annual induction ceremony, sponsored by APCO Holdings and Mosaic Compliance Services, honored five F&I stalwarts with the honor and hosted a panel discussion among the honorees, who were feted for their contributions to the segment.
This year’s inductees are:
Randy Hoffman, COO of Ed Morse Automotive Group
Terry O’Loughlin, attorney and director of compliance at Reynolds Document Solutions
The late Larry Pomarico (1956–2021), who was president of Acrisure and co-founder of SouthWest Dealer Services
Kelly Price, partner at Driven Capital Partners and founder and CEO of National Automotive Experts
Ron Reahard, founder and president of Reahard & Associates
F&I and Showroom will publish an article soon with more information on the inductees’ careers and thoughts on the industry.
Originally posted on F&I and Showroom
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