HOUSTON -

At GSFSGroup, Jeff Parent succeeds Steve Amos as president, who retired last week after a tenure of nine years.

During his leadership, Amos championed the launch of eContracting and Dealer Executive Dashboard, a flexible online data solution to help maximize dealer profitability,  the provider and administrator of F&I products and reinsurance structures for the auto industry said in a news release.

Parent brings 26 years of experience in the automotive business. He was most recently senior vice president and assistant general manager of Gulf States Toyota.

"I am honored to serve as the new President," said Parent in a news release. 

"My focus is to continue to grow and transform GSFSGroup by utilizing the emerging technologies shaping today's automotive industry to drive F&I product sales and awareness for our dealers."

At Gulf States Toyota, Parent’s responsibilities included marketing and supply chain.

Previously, Parent held executive management positions at the VW Group where he was director of sales and marketing for VW Credit, Inc., director of sales operations and regional vice president for the Volkswagen brand.

In 2007, he assumed the role of vice president of sales and marketing at Nissan Canada and in 2010 he joined the Friedkin Group as the vice president of strategy and planning.