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Dennis Clements has served as a member of our Board of Directors since October 3 2006. Mr. Clements has spent nearly 40 years in the automotive business including the last 20 years with Toyota. He brings with him a vast knowledge of the auto industry and an especially valuable perspective on the manufacturers' point of view. As group vice president and general manager of Lexus Mr. Clements headed up Toyota's Lexus business between 2000 and 2005 a period of tremendous growth for Lexus.
Mr. Clements is currently a consultant to Toyota and other companies through his consulting firm Discretionary Effort L.L.C. which he founded in 2005 and serves as president. Before becoming Lexus group vice president and general manager he was president of Toyota's Central Atlantic division and held a number of other senior sales management positions at Toyota. Earlier in his career Mr. Clements was with Ford Motor Co. for 15 years progressing through a variety of sales and management positions in the Ford and Lincoln-Mercury divisions.
Mr. Clements a native of Buffalo New York holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Buffalo. | 