Partners Alliance Corporation Welcomes Will Rutherford to the Executive Team
Poway, Calif. – Partners Alliance Corporation (PAC), an administrator of auto dealer finance and insurance products, is pleased to announce the recent hire of Will Rutherford as the new Executive Vice President.
Will, formerly the Western Regional Sales Manager for Allstate Dealer Services, comes to PAC with over twenty years of industry experience. He will oversee the management and growth of PAC’s footprint in the marketplace. PAC’s focus has been primarily in the GAP market and will expand its efforts with a robust line of F&I products on a national basis.
“The expansion of our product offerings will strengthen our ability to support our distribution channel of general agents. Will’s experience and success in this field is the perfect addition to our team. This furthers our commitment to provide our general agents with, not only the products needed to compete in the field, but also an infrastructure in place to back them up. I am confident Will shall play a key role in executing our plan for the future.”
– Jason Fletcher, President – Partners Alliance Corporation
“General agents are the engine driving our industry. My focus is to provide competitively priced products and a level of service you just can’t get from the big box providers. How do you accomplish that? Surround yourself with people from our industry who know how to make a difference in the day to day operations of a general agent.”
– Will Rutherford, Executive Vice President – Partners Alliance Corporation
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