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Santa Monica, California, Us

Irvine, California, Us

Irvine, Ca, Us

Founder, CEO, and Chairman of AutoGravity - a digital platform that is revolutionizing the way people buy and finance cars. Harnessing the power of the smartphone, AutoGravity technology provides a new level of transparency, convenience and speed to the car shopping and financing process. AutoGravity partners with the world’s leading banks and financial services companies to give car buyers direct control over their car financing options while connecting them to a nationwide network of trusted car dealerships.Built AutoGravity from an empty room with three people to the leading automotive FinTech platform that has attracted over 2 million users, representing over $2 billion in financing requests, and partnered with over 2,200 dealerships across the US and more than 20 of the nation's largest banks and captive lenders. AutoGravity created top-ranked apps for Apple and Android devices and its technology received numerous industry awards and recognitions. It powered SaaS apps for Kia Motor Finance, Audi Financial Services, and Volkswagen Credit.

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, De

Directing all major finance-related activities of the Daimler Financial Services activities across 12 country operations in Africa and Asia-Pacific with a focus on the attainment of strategic objectives. Responsibility for planning, forecasting, reporting, accounting, controlling, performance analysis, costing, investment evaluation, and internal controls. Reporting to global CFO of Daimler Financial Services division.

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, De

Profit & loss responsibility for Daimler Financial Services companies in India, Singapore, Thailand, Korea, and Malaysia with local CEOs as direct reports. Spearheaded market expansion and global initiatives to digitalize Daimler Financial Services’ customer touch points in 40 countries.· Launched digital apps for Mercedes-Benz Financial Services in 12 countries across the region· Spearheaded global digital strategy and transformation program for Daimler Financial Services· Oversaw the launch of a new Mercedes-Benz finance company in Malaysia· Grew Daimler Financial Services India from startup to $400+ million in portfolio size

Farmington Hills, Michigan, Us

Directed all marketing activities of the US$20 billion Mercedes-Benz leasing and financing business in the US and led a team of 5 direct reports and a total of 60+ professionals in the areas of pricing, new products, insurance, point of sale systems, direct marketing, dealer & consumer communication, sales reporting, OEM relations, and digital presence.· Launched mbfs.com with comprehensive self-service tools for over half a million customers· Introduced industry’s first iPhone app and iPad deployment in dealerships nationwide· Negotiated best-in-class Mercedes-Benz American Express credit card program· Drove credit loss mitigation during the financial crisis

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, De

Led a company-wide project organization to set up a standalone US$35 billion Daimler Financial Services entity following the separation from Chrysler Group and Chrysler Financial in 2007. As the previous financial services activities of DaimlerChrysler were fully integrated in one single operation, my responsibility was the setting up of a separate US$35 billion Daimler Financial Services entity without any major business interruptions. This included segregated financial statements and accounting, new legal entities & business licenses in 50 US states, operational process redesign, office moves, and IT system replications. In addition, I held full profit & loss responsibility for the Daimler Insurance business in the US.

Auburn Hills, Mi, Us

The original objective of this position was the creation of global project governance, standardized project management methods & tools, as well as tighter global budget control. With the impending split of Daimler and Chrysler, the objective was changed to a full-time project leadership role overseeing the separation of the US$100 billion joint financial services activities in the NAFTA region. This position reported to the global CFO of Daimler Financial Services as well as the CEO of the Americas region.

Auburn Hills, Mi, Us

Professionalized and reorganized the internal audit and compliance activities across the Americas region which covered the US, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Brazil, and Argentina and had a total portfolio of US$100 billion. Managed a team of 40+ internal auditors, process managers, compliance professionals, dealership auditors, and fraud investigators.

Auburn Hills, Mi, Us

Managed the office of the global Chairman of the Daimler Financial Services Division and Member of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler with a total staff of 30 individuals. Coordinated global executive management and supervisory board meetings. Participated in strategic and financial planning. Developed concepts for speeches and presentations. Personally drove several key strategic initiatives and projects.

Responsible for the post-merger integration of giggo.com and PeopleFirst.com as well as the creation of a joint strategy for the combined venture. Represented the DaimlerChrysler’s interests as a shareholder within the PeopleFirst.com management team.

Responsible for all sales, marketing, and business development activities of Internet-based consumer financing startup company giggo.com.

Auburn Hills, Mi, Us

Acted as personal assistant to the global chairman of Daimler’s diversified services division – Daimler InterServices (debis) AG. The business activities of debis included financial services, IT services, and telecommunications with combined revenues of US$11 billion and 20,000+ employees.

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, De

Acted as personal assistant to the global chairman of Daimler’s diversified services division – Daimler InterServices (debis) AG. The business activities of debis included financial services, IT services, and telecommunications with combined revenues of US$11 billion and 20,000+ employees.

Farmington Hills, Michigan, Us

Identified opportunities and developed relevant business applications of the emerging Internet to the leasing & financing business of Mercedes-Benz in the US.

Farmington Hills, Michigan, Us

Managing the office of the President & CEO of the Mercedes-Benz leasing and financing business in the US who also oversaw Daimler’s financial services activities in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina. Organized executive management as well as Board of Directors meetings, liaised with various Daimler offices in Germany and Latin America, and participated in a feasibility study for a potential new market entry in Venezuela.

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