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ST. LOUIS - Wise F&I announced the hiring of Amy Counts as an account executive. Counts is responsible for business and relationship development with independent Agents by growing Wise F&I product penetration.
Counts has over 18 years’ experience in the automotive industry working for The Reynolds and Reynolds Company and RouteOne in roles expanding from: marketing, management, software training, technology implementations and B2B sales.
She received several honors during that time including: Core Value Award, National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers Association Appreciation Award, 300 Sales Club and Variable Operation Specialist of the Year.
Counts helps to round out the Wise F&I sales team and is part of their continued growth. Over the past five years, Wise F&I has tripled in employee size.
Wise F&I has expanded their product offerings and technology capabilities, including eContrating, eRemitting and menu system integration. “We are excited to have Amy as part of our team and feel she will be an asset to support our business partners,” said Matt Croak, president of Wise F&I.
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