Stephen Houston Email & Phone Number

Lake Elsinore, CA, US

New York, NY

Southern California

General Management and Strategic Planning

• Interim Executive Director - NonProfit Remarketing & Auto Auction Trade AssociationIARA - International Automotive Remarketers AllianceOctober 2012 – December 2012 (3 months)|International RemarketingGoals of the IARA.
• Facilitate & foster cooperation, communication, and commonality of purpose among every association, organization, and company involved in the remarketing of used vehicles.
• Provide an “Umbrella” organizational structure for all vehicle remarketing industry associations, institutions, and related groups
• Function as a representative body for the automotive manufacturers, vehicle funders, dealership management, and channel participants who offer, consign, or market used vehicles to auto auctions and remarketing services.
• Serve as a Central Clearing house for Industry issues, objectives, & problems, projects, opportunities, communications and trends
• Monitor & publicize the development and application of industry technology products and services as a part of management training & education programs.

Irvine, California

Vice President - National Remarketing ManagerWells Fargo Dealer ServicesJanuary 2001 – April 2011 (10 years 4 months)Managed a used vehicle and marine portfolio exceeding 70,000 units annually for national lender with over $38.0 Billion in outstanding loans. Repossessed vehicle inventory is sold through a network of nearly sixty dealer auctions throughout.

Beverly Hills, California

Executive DirectorPaulson Automotive Group1995 – 1997 (2 years)|Beverly Hills, CaliforniaA group of seven separate franchised new car dealerships located in Beverly Hills, California consisting of Ford, Lincoln-Mercury, Cadillac, Lexus, Infiniti, Rolls Royce & Bentley. I was the Executive Director in charge of all business operations reporting directly to.