PATTY TURNER
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE SERVICES COX AUTOMOTIVE
Company: Cox Automotive (NextGear Capital) Industry: Automotive CEO: Sandy Schwartz Employees: 32,000+ Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia
REVOLUTIONIZING AUTOMOBILE FINANCING Patty Turner has successfully navigated a rewarding career, both as an automotive remarketing professional and as an outstanding community advocate.
inventory financing companies. “Building a company from the bottom up was a once in a lifetime experience, and 11 years later I still find the challenges as exciting as I did on day one,” she said.
one of the most defining moments in her career was a former boss telling her "You've got the right to be in the room, so act like it."
In addition to her professional As senior director of Corporate obligations, Turner embodies the Services at Cox Automotive’s true meaning of servant-leadership. Turner has overseen 18 facility NextGear Capital, she builds build-outs for Cox’s NextGear Capital, She has served on four boards and corporate responsibility while serving including the Indiana headquarters 16 committees in just the past three over 17,000 auto dealers and 1,000 and offices in Canada and the United years. Her commitment to service is auctions across North America. The evident throughout Cox’s companies, Kingdom. Her colleagues say her company revenues last year were where she spearheads corporate confidence and forward thinking about $5 billion. volunteer programs aligning with make her a valuable asset to the worthwhile causes. Earlier this year, At the inventory financing company, where she consistently during Cox Automotive’s annual powerhouse, Turner is helping delivers projects on time and under to revolutionize the automotive budget. They say she brings a servant philanthropic No Excuses campaign, there was a 50 percent year-overfinance industry through innovative heart and team member perspective year increase in volunteerism. Her solutions for vehicle dealers. Earlier that drives engagement and colleagues say she is an innovator in her career, Turner ran a successful corporate culture. at heart and the kind of leader that business in the Indianapolis She says the most important influences and inspires those market prior to partnering in the quality a woman leader should have around her. PDJ automotive industry. That passion and is determination: “Most successful entrepreneurial spirit helped fuel the women rise to the challenge, embrace creation of three major automotive change and never give up!” She said Read more at DIVERSITYJOURNAL.COM
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