WASHINGTON, D.C. -

The American Financial Services Association announced that nine executives have been elected to join its board of directors for three-year terms, which will begin following the association’s board meeting on Oct. 6.

The nine individuals include:

— Jody Anderson is responsible for managing Regional Management’s daily operations, implementing, managing and monitoring the execution of current strategies, policies, directives and plans as approved by the board and the chief executive officer. Prior to joining Regional Management in October 2014, he was director of North American Operations at OneMain Financial North America/Division of Citigroup and was also vice president of North America compliance for CitiFinancial Network/Division of Citigroup. Anderson has been active in AFSA, particularly in the Independent Auto Finance Executive Group.

— Robert Bloom has been in his present role with Southern Management since June 2012. Prior to joining the company, he worked for Rent-A-Center for 16 years in a variety of senior executive positions. Bloom has been very supportive of the association’s initiatives and participated in this year’s Installment Lenders Summit in Washington D.C.

— Daniel Chait is responsible for the strategic and operational management of World Omni and its divisions. He also serves as a member of JM Family’s Executive Management Team, which oversees the development and implementation of the company’s long-range planning and strategies for future growth. Chait joined World Omni in 2002 as vice president of asset management. In 2007, he was promoted to group vice president, and in 2012 he was promoted to his current position. Chait has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been very involved in AFSA, serving on CEO panels and participating in many of the AFSA/NADA Executive Forums. He has been a member of the Vehicle Finance Board since 2012.

— Ginger Herring is replacing Buddy Cheek, vice chairman, 1st Franklin Financial Corporation, on the AFSA board. Herring has been CEO and president of the company since 2001. She is also the owner of the Learning Tree Academy, a pre-school and after-school child care center. Herring previously served on AFSA’s Independents Section Advisory Board, which she chaired in 2013. She also serves on the board of the AFSA Education Foundation.

— Dale Jones is replacing Joy Falotico, executive vice president of marketing, sales, americas and strategic planning, Ford Motor Credit, on the AFSA board. Jones has responsibility for business operations in North America and South America. Previously he was vice president, business center operations. Jones joined Ford Credit in 1989 as a customer service representative.

— Shawn Krause leads the company’s government advocacy program and works alongside policymakers, educating them on mortgage banking and housing issues. Krause has more than 25 years of experience in the mortgage industry. She joined Quicken Loans in 1991 and has held positions with nearly every team in the company. Krause is actively involved with many industry-related organizations and currently serves on the National Community Reinvestment Coalition Development Corp. board and National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals Corporate Board of Governors. She currently serves on the AFSA Law Committee, where has provided strategic and substantive input on mortgage policy issues.

— Dawn Martin Harp  is the head of Wells Fargo Dealer Services after having been chief operating officer from 2006 to 2011. Previously, she served as chief information officer with WFS Financial. Wachovia acquired WFS Financial in 2006 and then merged with Wells Fargo in 2008. She currently serves on the board of AFSA’s Vehicle Finance Board.

— Horst Meima has more than 20 years of financial services experience, including the roles of president and CEO of the former Volkswagen Bank USA, vice president of sales and marketing for VCI, and president and CEO of VW Credit Canada.

— Ross Williams recently was appointed president and CEO to lead of Hyundai Capital America’s business growth and international expansion in the Americas region. Previously, he was president and CEO of Hyundai Capital Canada, where he was in charge of planning and leading the start of a captive auto finance business for Hyundai and Kia. He joined Hyundai Capital America in 2010. Prior to joining the Hyundai Motor Group, he served as business and operations leader of GE Capital.