AFS Acceptance continued to add to its management stable this week by appointing a former driversselect executive as vice president of loan production.

Taking on the role effective Monday is Michael Thacker. AFS Acceptance indicated Thacker will preside over all operations for the underwriting, funding and dealer services departments within the company.

“Mike’s comprehensive understanding of the industry, as well as first-hand knowledge of working in a dealership will greatly benefit AFS and our dealer network” AFS Acceptance president Scot Seagrave said.

“In his new position, Mike’s key focus will be to continue developing processes and efficiencies that will improve the lender experience for our dealer partners,” Seagrave continued. “I’m confident that Mike will implement the best solutions for them.” 

Thacker brings with him nearly 10 years of experience in the automotive industry, most recently as chief operating officer for driversselect.

During his tenure at driversselect, Thacker was responsible for corporate support to store operations including sales revenue, staffing, compliance and establishing lender relationships.

Thacker’s appointment extends of string of additions AFS Acceptance has made this summer.

In June, the company appointed former Consumer Portfolio Services executive Eric Van Eaton to be its new vice president of loan servicing to lead all aspects of the department, including collections, customer service, remarketing and post charge-off recovery. And earlier this month, the company hired former Westlake Financial Services executive Greg Poppe to be the new vice president of risk management to oversee all aspects of portfolio management and play a key role in the originations and collections strategy.