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alcolm Cunningham started his professional career in 1990 selling automobiles for then Stone Mountain Ford. In 2003 he was given the ultimate position of general manager, managing more than $25 million in assets and grew sales to more than $60 million annually. &XUUHQWO\ &XQQLQJKDP LV SUHVLGHQW DQG FKLHI H[HFXWLYH RI¿FHU RI 0DOFROP Cunningham Companies LLC., which manages the assets of Malcolm Cunningham Ford Lincoln Mercury, Malcolm Cunningham Auto Gallery, Quick Lane and Malcolm Cunningham Properties LLC., which has estimated annual sales exceeding $70 million. $ QDWLYH RI $WODQWD &XQQLQJKDP DWWHQGHG 7HQQHVVHH 6WDWH 8QLYHUVLW\ LQ 1DVKYLOOH +H LV PDUULHG WR KLV EHDXWLIXO ZLIH 7HUUHVVLD 'HH 'HH DQG KDV two sons, Malcolm II and Myles, and a daughter, Milan Aja.
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