Who We Are
What started with Jim Moran's passion for selling cars continues today with the dedication and hard work of every JM Family associate. We have grown into one of the largest, most innovative and diversified companies in the automotive industry. Our principal businesses focus on vehicle distribution and processing, finance and insurance, retail vehicle sales, and dealer technology services.
Mission & Values
At JM Family Enterprises, our mission is to be the premier provider of quality products and services. To accomplish our goal, we build mutually rewarding relationships with our customers, associates, business partners and the community. The company’s five core values are what set us apart. Our more than 4,200 associates adhere to these principles, and together, we achieve success.
Consideration
We encourage different perspectives and treat people with respect, honesty and fairness.
Cooperation
We make our strongest contributions through collaboration and trusting relationships. By sharing knowledge, resources and talents, we make each other better.
Communication
We stay connected and engaged through the open exchange of ideas, information and honest feedback.
Innovation
We prepare for the future by taking risks, learning from our experiences and finding new ways to do it better.
Accountability
We treat this company like it’s our own and excel by expecting and delivering the best of ourselves and our teams.
Our Code of Business Conduct
Founder Jim Moran (1918-2007)
Click on the images below to learn more about our founder.
Sinclair Gas Station
In 1939, after saving every penny he could, Jim Moran put together $360 to purchase a Sinclair gas station that soon became the largest volume outlet in Chicago.
Courtesy Motors Hudson
Jim Moran on the showroom floor of his Hudson dealership in Chicago during the grand opening of Courtesy Motors in 1948.
Barn Dance
Jim Moran hosted a number of television shows, including the pictured “Barn Dance,” and was well-known as Jim Moran the Courtesy Man throughout Chicago in the 1940s and 1950s.
Photograph by Mickey Pallas Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona
© 1995 The University of Arizona Foundation
Jim Moran on Television
One of the first dealers to advertise cars on television, Jim Moran and long-time associate, Harvey Rumsfield of Courtesy Motors and Southeast Toyota Distributors, broadcast live in 1950 from Courtesy Motors.
Courtesy Motors Ford
Jim Moran speaks to a customer outside his Courtesy Ford showroom in Chicago
in 1959.
Cover of TIME Magazine
Jim Moran becomes the first and only automobile dealer to ever be featured
on the cover of TIME magazine,
March 24, 1961.
TIME and the RED BORDER design are registered trademarks of Time Inc. Used with permission.
Partnership with Toyota
On October 26, 1968, JM Family's visionary founder, Jim Moran, signs an agreement in Japan with Toyota Motor Corporation to become the exclusive distributor of Toyotas in the southeastern United States – Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina.
JM Family Headquarters
Jim Moran beside the newly released Toyota Avalon at JM Family’s headquarters in Deerfield Beach, Florida, in 1995.
Autobiography
Jim Moran: The Courtesy Man, an autobiography published in 1996.
Jim Moran Boulevard
Jim and Jan Moran celebrate the dedication of Jim Moran Boulevard at
JM Family's headquarters in
Deerfield Beach, Florida, in May 2002.
Jacksonville Vehicle Processing Facility Opens
Jim Moran with Dr. S. Toyoda gives associates a thumbs-up at Jacksonville’s Westlake Vehicle Processing Facility grand opening in 2003.
Automotive Hall of Fame
In 2005, Jim Moran is inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame, the highest place of honor in the international motor vehicle industry.
To learn more about Jim Moran's legacy, please visit www.jimmoranfoundation.org.
Leadership
The role of our Executive Management Team is to lead and inspire. Together they provide direction for the company’s continued success in business and nurture JM Family’s unique culture by exemplifying our guiding principles every day.
Colin Brown
Chairman of the Board
Brent Burns
President and CEO
Dan Chait
President, World Omni Financial Corp.
Ron Coombs
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Forrest Heathcott
President, JM&A Group
Carmen Johnson
Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Legal
Ed Sheehy
President, Southeast Toyota Distributors
Locations
JM Family is a global enterprise, but we have strong roots in the communities where our associates live and work. Headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Fla., our team consists of more than 4,200 working throughout North America.