Hired as Chief Information Officer in 2018, Fleites was Instrumental in the Firm’s Transformational Growth into a Full Service, One Stop F&I Provider Offering a Full Suite of Finance and Insurance Products to Dealers Across the Country.
(NAPA, CA – January 20, 2020) – AUL Corp (AUL), one of the nation’s leading automotive Finance and Insurance (F&I) providers, has promoted Chief Information Officer Jose Fleites to the dual position of COO / CIO, announced President and CEO Jimmy Atkinson. In addition to retaining his duties as CIO, Jose adds the role of Chief Operating Officer, applying his leadership and experience to the firm’s daily operations including claims, service support, operations, and human resources.
Jose joined AUL as CIO in 2018 and quickly transformed the firm’s IT systems, implementing new hardware and software that underly the firm’s customer relationship management and claims processing systems. These new tools provided AUL with the foundation and bandwidth to grow AUL from a single product Vehicle Service Contract (VSC) provider into a one partner, total F&I solution for thousands of dealers across the country.
“Since his arrival at AUL, Jose has been a visionary. He quickly and clearly identified the critical areas where we needed to modernize, constructed an amazing team to carry out the mission, and delivered beyond our most ambitious goals,” lauded Atkinson. “With these new systems underlying our core businesses, it was a natural transition to align the functions of claims and service support under one senior leader.”
About AUL Corp.
AUL Corp., founder of the used car service contract industry with the introduction of the still-famous Any Year, Any Mileage® vehicle service contract in 1990, now offers a full suite of industry leading F&I products. AUL's mission is to be the premier F&I provider in America by any quantifiable measurement of business activity. AUL enjoys a longstanding relationship with its underwriters, who hold an A.M. Best rating of "A" Excellent. AUL also enjoys the longest-term relationships in the industry with its agent and dealer clients, as verified by independent third-party research. To find out more, please visit aulcorp.com.