10 Group 1 Automotive regional operations leaders
Regional Vice President, West Region, Market Director Southeast Region, Market Director and Regional Aftersales Director are among the current titles held by these Group 1 Automotive regional operations leaders. A reader can learn how regional operations leaders run their areas at Group 1 Automotive from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
David Fesmire
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President, West Region · Group 1 Automotive
David Fesmire has been Regional Vice President, West Region at Group 1 Automotive since January 2016, and has also held the title Market Director there since July 2022; the profile headline reads Market Director - Austin\San Antonio\El Paso. David Fesmire was Market Director at Group 1 Automotive from 2005 to 2015.
Frank Mazziotti
LinkedInExperience: Regional Aftersales Director · Group 1 Automotive
Frank Mazziotti has been Regional Aftersales Director at Group 1 Automotive since February 2021, and has also held the title General Manager there since July 2024, in Boston. Frank Mazziotti was Fixed Operations Director at Group 1 Automotive from 2011 to 2021.
Grant Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Regional Aftersales Director · Group 1 Automotive
Grant Johnson has been Regional Aftersales Director at Group 1 Automotive since March 2018, a role the profile places in the Atlantic Coast & Gulf Coast. Grant Johnson was Aftersales Director at Audi North Miami (a Group 1 Automotive company) from 2013 to 2018.
Jim Lux
LinkedInExperience: Former Regional Fixed Operations Director · Group 1 Automotive
Jim Lux was Regional Fixed Operations Director at Group 1 Automotive from June 2008 to February 2016, a role the profile says provided support to grow revenue and gross. Jim Lux was Service & Parts Director at Van Tuyl Automotive - Joe Myers Toyota from 2003 to 2008.
John Lukehart
LinkedInExperience: Market Director · Group 1 Automotive
John Lukehart has been Market Director at Group 1 Automotive since February 2007, based in Scarborough, Maine, and was General Manager at Group 1 Automotive from 2007 to 2012. John Lukehart was General Manager at Mercedes-Benz of Escondido from 2012 to 2013.
Krista St.Romain
LinkedInExperience: Market Director · Group 1 Automotive
Krista St.Romain has been Market Director at Group 1 Automotive since October 2019, and the profile headline reads Market Director Gulf Coast at Group 1 Automotive. The profile also lists Regional Finance Director at Group 1 Automotive since 2012 and District Manager at Gulf States Financial Services from 2006 to 2012.
Lloyd Steeves II
LinkedInExperience: Former Market Director - Southeast Region · Group 1 Automotive
Lloyd Steeves II was Market Director - Southeast Region at Group 1 Automotive from December 2021 to January 2024 and General Manager - Rockwall CDJR there from 2019 to 2021. Lloyd Steeves II has been Market President at AutoNation since April 2025 and was Chief Operating Officer at Scott Auto Group from 2024 to 2025.
Nick Rodgers
LinkedInExperience: Regional Aftersales Director · Group 1 Automotive
Nick Rodgers has been Regional Aftersales Director at Group 1 Automotive since July 2026, based in Houston. Nick Rodgers was Manager, Performance & Operations at Bosch from 2022 to 2026 and Solutions and Design OE Consultant at Bosch USA from 2018 to 2021.
Rob Smith
LinkedInExperience: Market Director · Group 1 Automotive
Rob Smith has been Market Director at Group 1 Automotive since July 2015, based in Edmond, Oklahoma, and the profile About section describes the role as Market Director / General Manager for Group 1 Automotive. The profile also lists General Manager at Group 1 Automotive and says Rob Smith has held nearly every management position there.
Sam Pakarati
LinkedInExperience: Market Director Southeast Region · Group 1 Automotive
Sam Pakarati has been Market Director Southeast Region at Group 1 Automotive since December 2023, and was General Manager World Toyota at Group 1 Automotive from 2020 to 2023. Sam Pakarati was General Manager at Audi South Atlanta - Butler Automotive Group from 2019 to 2020.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you divide your time between the dealerships in your market and the wider organization?
- 02What did you change first after taking on your market or regional role?
- 03How do you decide which dealership in your market needs your attention in a given week?
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