Three Industry Veterans Join AFS Speaker Roster
Peter Kidd, Jim Landy, and Greg Skurkovich are the latest additions to the Auto Finance Summit speaker faculty.
Kidd, senior vice president in charge of the consumer auto business at Fifth Third Bank, will take part in a CEO session that maps the future of auto finance. The panel will tackle issues like managing margin compression, maintaining discipline in the face of percolating competition, and understanding recent changes to the dealership landscape.
Landy, president and chief executive of upstart CarFinance Capital LLC, will join the panel covering nonprime and subprime finance. The group, which includes Bruce Wilson, risk director at Scotia Dealer Advantage, will address topics including the changing nonprime landscape, underserved credit niches, and the outlook for liquidity.
Skurkovich, director of consumer products for North America at Ally Financial Inc., will participate in a discussion entitled “Leasing & the Renewal of Competition.” The panel will offer insight into residual trends and auction values, plus provide an update on fleet leasing.
Other speakers include:
• Brian Alink, senior director of customer service operations for Capital One Auto Finance
• Dan Berce, president and CEO of General Motors Financial Co.
• Kevin Borgmann, president of Capital One Auto Finance
• Denise Brown, chief credit and risk officer for Harley-Davidson Financial Services
• Mike Kane, vice president of consumer credit operations for Ally Financial
• Bill Strauss, senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• Jeff Young, president and CEO of Mitsubishi Motors Credit of America
The conference will take place Oct. 26-27 at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas. To register, or for more information, visit www.AutoFinanceSummit.com.
