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Adam Secore Adam Secore serves as Senior Vice President of Operations for Merchants Fleet . He joined the company in 2006. Adam provides vision and senior leadership to the over 200 employees dedicated to providing an exceptional customer experience to the diverse Merchants Fleet client base. He is focused on driving strategic operational scale and delivering best-in-class results in all operating areas. Adam is directly involved in the business architecture of the Merchants Fleet technologyTotalView, which enhances customer results. Prior to serving as the Merchants Fleet operational leader, Adam was an industry-leading General Manager for the Merchants Automotive Group retail division—the award-winning Merchants Auto pre-owned vehicle dealership. Under his leadership, Merchants Auto grew over three-fold, providing consistent, record-breaking results to the Merchants portfolio of businesses. During his tenure, Adam led all aspects of the retail business—from strategy & marketing to sales to operations & finance—and developed many innovative product offerings to Merchants Auto customers, to include Right Direction Financial Services. He has an extensive background in management and the automotive industry.
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