LITHIA MOTORS - Key Persons
Adam Chamberlain is a Regional President. Adam joined Lithia & Driveway in November 2022 from Aston Martin the Americas, where he served as President, after spending over 5 years as Vice President of Sales and Product Management for Mercedes Benz USA.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- President
Prior to becoming CEO, Bryan B. DeBoer was Senior Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions/Operations and then Chief Operating Officer driving the growth of Lithia and transforming the Company culture to an entrepreneurial and high-performance model. Upon joining Lithia in 1989, Mr. DeBoer grew through the store positions of Finance Manager, Used Vehicle Manager, General Sales Manager, General Manager and multi-store General Manager. Mr. DeBoer has a B.S. degree, summa cum laude, from Southern Oregon University in Business Administration. He also graduated from the National Automobile Dealers Association Dealer Academy.
Job Titles:
- Regional President
- Senior Vice President, Operations
Bryan Osterhout is a Senior Vice President leading a substantial group of stores throughout the Northwest U.S. and Alaska. He joined Lithia over 20 years ago as the General Manager of Eugene Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram. Mr. Osterhout exhibited his entrepreneurial spirit early, borrowing money from his family to start a used car dealership when he was only 21 years old. Now, he inspires that same passion for operational performance and leadership throughout many of our stores. Mr.Osterhout studied economics and marketing for four years at the University of Oregon.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Executive Vice President
- Lithia in 2003 As Director of Accounting
Mr. Holzshu joined Lithia in 2003 as Director of Accounting after working on our external audit team at KPMG LLP, where he specialized in automotive manufacturing and retail sectors. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Alaska and is a licensed CPA.
Christopher S. Holzshu is our Chief Operating Officer. He has also served as Executive Vice President, leading regional platforms and operations teams from 2016-2019. This followed six years as Chief Financial Officer (2010-2016) and time spent as Chief Human Resources Officer.
As Executive Vice President, Mr. Holzshu demonstrated a broad understanding of store operations, integrating acquisitions and growing platforms in step with our strategic aspirations. As CFO, he used his accounting and financial acumen to develop our performance management system.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President, Finance
- Vice President, Finance
- Vice President, Driveway Finance
Chuck Lietz serves as the Vice President, Finance overseeing Lithia's captive finance company for the financing of vehicles sold throughout Lithia's various channels. Prior to coming to Lithia Motors. Inc. Chuck worked as the Managing Director of U.S .Bank's Dealer Commercial Services group and as the Business Office Director for Precision Interconnect, a division of Tyco lnternational's medical products group.
David J. Robino began his management career at The Maytag Corporation and Pepsi-Cola. He joined AC Nielsen in 1989, culminating as Senior Vice President of Nielsen International, based in Brussels, Belgium. After a successful Vice Presidency at AT&T's Business Markets Division, Mr. Robino left to lead Gateway, Inc. as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer and later Vice Chairman. Upon retiring from Gateway, Mr. Robino served as a member of the board of directors of Memec, Inc., then the world's leading distributor of specialty semiconductors, and Insight Enterprises, Inc., a global provider of information technology capabilities to enterprises. He has served as an adjunct instructor at Southern Oregon University since 2012. Mr. Robino has a M.S. in Industrial Relations from Iowa State University and B.A. in Social Studies from Graceland College.
Job Titles:
- Chief Administrative Officer
- Senior Vice President
David Stork serves as our Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. Before coming to Lithia & Driveway, David worked as General Counsel and Head of Compliance at JELD-WEN. Inc, as well as working as General Counsel and Director of risk management for a large retailer, Krause Gentle Companies.
Job Titles:
- Chief People Officer
- Senior Vice President
Gary Glandon is our current Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer. Before joining LAD, Gary was CHRO of many fast-growing international organizations and has more than 30 years of experience as an HR and Environmental Health and Safety executive. Most recently, he was President and CEO of Glandon Partners, an international HR consulting and executive coaching practice and prior to that SVP and CHRO of Rogers Corporation, an international specialty materials business supplying advanced materials to the communications and auto industries.
Gary joined Lithia & Driveway in February of 2021 and is passionate about being a champion for our mission, Growth Powered by People. As CPO, he is responsible for leading all human resources functions and ensuring the company continues to build a culture that attracts, engages, and develops the best teams to support the 2025 Plan.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President, Chief Innovation & Technology Officer
George Hines is our Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation & Technology Officer. Before joining Lithia Motors Inc., George held technology and innovation leadership roles at Massage Envy Franchising and Viad Corp. Early in his career, he worked with Deloitte Consulting as well as Ernst & Young Management Consulting, where he advised clients in the telecommunications industry.
Jim Lentz spent the majority of his more than 40 years in the auto industry at Toyota, where he served as its chief executive officer from 2013 until his retirement in 2020. During his 38 years with Toyota, Lentz oversaw all business for Toyota's North American region, including manufacturing, research and development, sales, marketing, product support, and corporate resources. Lentz led and contributed to several key milestones in Toyota's history, including the Scion brand launch and the recognition of Toyota and Lexus brands as leaders in customer experience. He has been named "Marketer of the Year" by Advertising Age, an "All-Star" by Automotive News, and "Industry Leader of the Year" by the Automotive Hall of Fame. Lentz also serves as an advisor on several boards. Lentz earned both his undergraduate degree and M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Denver.
Lentz joined our Board in 2021. With his tenured career in the automotive industry, and extensive experience in corporate resources, Lentz is lending his expertise while serving on our compensation and audit committees.
Kenneth E. Roberts was a partner with the law firm of Roberts Kaplan LLP (formerly Foster Pepper LLP) from 1987 until the firm joined with Lane Powell in January 2011. His private law practice focused on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions. corporate governance, executive compensation and securities, representing public companies and community banks. Mr. Roberts is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Oregon State University with a B.S. in Business and Technology.
Mr. Roberts joined our Board in 2012 after working many years as a leading outside corporate counsel. Mr. Roberts lends insightful analysis to our mergers and acquisitions strategies and corporate governance matters.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Board
Louis P. Miramontes is an experienced board member and accomplished business executive. He is a strong leader and provides frequent counsel and input to CEOs on operating and strategic matters. Mr. Miramontes is a member of the Board of Directors of Rite Aid Corporation and Oportun Financial Corporation. He had a distinguished 38-year career at KPMG, where he served in many leadership roles, including managing partner of the San Francisco office and Senior Partner for KPMG's Latin America region. As an audit partner, he provided audit services to public and private clients in the retail, financial services and real estate sectors. Louis received his B.S. degree in Business Administration from California State University, East Bay.
Job Titles:
- Chief Marketing Officer
- Senior Vice President
Marguerite Celeste serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Marguerite is an alum of NBC Universal, Dream Works Animation, The Walt Disney Company, and Lithia Motors. From 2011 to 2013, she served as Director of Creative Services, embracing our mission and core values, particularly to Earn customers for life. Marguerite embodies the insights and innovative acumen necessary to continue to reimagine and catapult Lithia & Driveway to the next level of delighting the consumer. Her strong background in brand management, voice of customer, operational excellence, and creativity connect a vibrant voice to the company's vision to provide consumers with personal transportation solutions wherever, whenever, and however they desire.
Job Titles:
- Regional President
- Senior Vice President, Operations
Scott A. Hillier has been Senior Vice President of Operations since 2008, for which he oversees store leadership. Mr. Hillier joined Lithia in 1986, working in our stores in roles including Finance Manager, General Sales Manager, General Manager, and multi-store General Manager. He was an initial leader of our store acquisition efforts. Mr. Hillier quickly developed a reputation for identifying talent and building teams which led to his promotion to Vice President of Human Resources in 2003. In his current role, Mr. Hillier helps foster our value of taking personal ownership for performance while mentoring store leadership including the Lithia Partners Group. Mr. Hillier graduated from Southern Oregon University with a S.S. in Inter-Disciplinary Studies.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Interim President and CEO of Electric Last Mile Solutions
Shauna F. McIntyre is currently the interim President and CEO of Electric Last Mile Solutions, an electric commercial vehicle provider and has previously served as the CEO of Sense Photonics, a 3D and Lidar company. Ms. McIntyre also served in various roles at Google, including Program Lead of Google's automotive services program, from October 2016 to April 2020. Previously, she held integral roles at Egon Zehnder International, Achates Power, Inc., Honeywell International, Inc., McKinsey & Company, and Ford Motor Company. Ms. McIntyre serves on the Board of Directors of Electric Last Mile Solutions, and was also a co-founding board member for the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE). Ms. McIntyre holds a B.S. from the University of California, Los Angeles, a M.S. from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.B.A. from Harvard.
Ms. McIntyre joined ourBoard of Directors in April 2019. Ms. McIntyre brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to our Board in a wide variety of subjects within the automotive industry, including manufacturing, innovation, E-commerce, finance and operations. Ms. McIntyre was selected to serve on our Board of Directors because of her valuable strategic, industry and leadership experience.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Founder
Sidney B. DeBoer took Lithia Motors public in 1996 and is the Chairman of the Board. Mr. DeBoer served as Chief Executive Officer and Secretary from 1968 through 2011, and then Executive Chairman through the end of 2015. His charitable work on the Southern Oregon University Foundation Board, Oregon Community Foundation and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival has created a vibrant community for our Company's headquarters. Mr. DeBoer attended Stanford University and the University of Oregon.
Mr.DeBoer's founder's spirit and pioneering work in the public auto retail sector and as an automotive dealer has earned him numerous awards and recognition. His familiarity with our business, executive leadership knowledge and industry experience make him uniquely qualified to serve as our Chair.
Stacy Loretz-Congdon retired in 2016 after 26 years of service at Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. ("Core-Mark"), one of the largest marketers of supply solutions to the convenience retail industry. She served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary from December 2006 to May 2016 and Executive Advisor from May 2016 through December2016. Her experience at Core-Mark included oversight of all finance functions, including all corporate finance disciplines, strategy execution, risk mitigation, investor relations, and involvement with benefits, executive compensation, and technology initiatives.
In 2015, Ms. Loretz-Congdon was named as one of the Top 50 female CFOs in the Fortune 500 by Business Insider and Woman of the Year by Convenience Store News. Ms. Loretz-Congdon received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from California State University, San Francisco and currently serves on our Audit and Nominating and Governance committees.
Susan O. Cain had along career at KPMG LLP, joining in 1978, and retiring as a partner in the SanFrancisco office in 1999. While with KPMG, she specialized in banking institutions and trust tax services. Ms. Cain was a Senior Instructor in accounting at Southern Oregon University, located in Ashland, Oregon since2004, retiring in 2019. Ms. Cain is involved with various non-profit and charitable organizations including the Ashland Independent Film Festival and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Ms. Cain holds a B.A. degree in GeneralScience from Oregon State University and a Master of Science in Taxation fromWashington School of Law, Washington Institute of Graduate Studies.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Senior Vice President
Tina Miller is our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, leading the accounting, tax, corporate finance, financial planning & analysis, risk management, and treasury functions. She joined Lithia in 2005 working in internal audit and corporate accounting before being promoted to Corporate Controller in 2015 and Vice President in 2018. Before Lithia, Tina worked as an auditor at Ernst & Young in their assurance practice. She graduated from Santa Clara University with a B.S. in Accounting and is a licensed CPA in Oregon.
Job Titles:
- Regional President
- Senior Vice President of Operations
Tom Naso serves as Senior Vice President of Operations. Previously, Tom served as a Lithia & Driveway Group Vice President, where he excelled in transitioning our new acquisitions teams quickly, helping them to thrive in a high-performance environment while embracing our core values. Before joining Lithia &Driveway, Tom built his industry experience as a store owner, a partner at a large Southern California store, and an automotive consultant. In his current role, Tom oversees Operations in the Southeast, as well as California, Florida, New Mexico, Pittsburgh, and Washington, D.C.-and wherever our mission of Growth powered by people takes him. Tom served honorably in the U.S. Air Force and received his education at the USAF Air University and Nova Southeastern University, focusing on Legal Studies.