IAS Lends Executive Support to The Industry Summit
Austin, Texas – IAS, a leading provider of F&I solutions to automobile dealerships, today announced that two of its executives will participate in the Industry Summit on September 8-10, 2014 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Eric “Frenchy” Mélon is slated to take on the responsibility as emcee for the F&I track of the event. He will emcee six separate sessions on Tuesday, September 9 and Wednesday, September 10. Mr. Mélon enjoyed a successful career in automotive sales and management before embarking on a career in training that has spanned four decades. Prior to joining IAS, Mr. Mélon served as a dealer development consultant at Stuker & Associates, where he trained managers and staff in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia.
Matt Nowicki, IAS’ vice president of retail software, will participate on a F&I panel discussion titled “Compliance: Separating Fact from Myth” scheduled for Wednesday, September 10 from 10:05 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The panel discussion, moderated by finance director for Langdale Ford Co., Marv Eleazer, will bring together some of the top compliance experts in the industry who will delve into common compliance issues, as well as break down word-tracks and objection-handling techniques that could be viewed by regulators and court juries as deceptive acts and practices.
IAS is also the exclusive sponsor of F&I and Showroom magazine’s talent contest F&Idol. IAS will recognize the 2014 F&Idol category winners during a special ceremony on Tuesday, September 9, at 4:30 p.m. where Mr. Mélon will present the finalists with their $1,000 cash prize for winning their category. From there, the second phase of the contest will be launched with the five category winners vying for the $2,500 grand prize. The winner will be chosen by the readers of the magazine and profiled in the November 2014 issue of F&I and Showroom magazine.
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