Eric Gebhard
Treasurer and Group Vice President of Financial Operations, JM Family Enterprises
Eric Gebhard is treasurer and group vice president of Financial Operations for JM Family Enterprises, Inc., a privately held company with $18 billion in revenue and more than 5,000 associates. Rooted in automotive and united in its strong culture and core values, JM Family is in the business of helping other businesses succeed.
Gebhard joined JM Family in 1997 as manager of Treasury. He was promoted to director, assistant treasurer during 2000 and held that position for three years before moving into a Business Development role where he was promoted to assistant vice president. He joined World Omni Financial Corp. in 2006 and provided his leadership and financial expertise in various roles with increasing responsibility. He returned to JM Family as vice president and treasurer in 2010, providing strategic direction for the company’s Corporate Treasury group, which is responsible for securing financing and managing interest rate risk for the enterprise, leading the corporate capital allocation and cash management strategies, and managing and developing external banking, investment and rating agency relationships.
After more than two decades, Gebhard has a deep understanding of JM Family and its business units, including how the finance organization supports their growth and ongoing success. Over the years, he has established strong, effective relationships both internally with associates and leadership teams, and externally with rating agencies, banks and auditors
Gebhard earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Virginia Tech. He and his wife reside in Delray Beach, Florida.
About JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
JM Family Enterprises, Inc. was founded by automotive legend, Jim Moran in 1968. It is a privately held company with $18 billion in revenue and more than 5,000 associates. Rooted in automotive and united in its strong culture and core values, JM Family is in the business of helping other businesses succeed. As a long-term partner, it is invested in its companies, associates and its communities. Driven by exceptional performance, current subsidiaries are in the automotive, financial services, franchising and specialty distribution industries. Its family of companies includes: Southeast Toyota Distributors, the world’s largest independent distributor of Toyota vehicles; JM&A Group, a company committed to improving automotive dealers’ performance by offering Finance & Insurance products and services, dealership training and consulting; World Omni Financial Corp. (dba Southeast Toyota Finance), a captive financial services company driven to delivering an exceptional dealership and customer experience for Toyota customers in the Southeast; JM Lexus, one of South Florida’s leading Lexus dealers; Home Franchise Concepts®, a multi-brand franchise network consisting of Budget Blinds®, The Tailored Closet™, PremierGarage®, Concrete Craft®, AdvantaClean®, Kitchen Tune-Up®, Bath Tune-Up®, Two Maids® and Aussie Pet Mobile®; and Futura Title & Escrow, a family of leading independent title and escrow companies which includes Alliance Title & Escrow, AmeriTitle, Pacific Alliance Title, and Kittitas Title and Escrow, and Rollease Acmeda, a leading specialty distributor of window covering systems.
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