Chris Taravella served as vice president and general counsel for DaimlerChrysler Financial Services North America. In this role, he was responsible for the legal, audit, and process management activities of the $95 billion receivables captive finance unit. Mr. Taravella also was a board member of RouteOne, a joint venture established by DaimlerChrysler Financial Services, Ford Motor Credit Company, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, and Toyota Financial Services. After 21 years of service in a variety of positions, Mr. Taravella retired from DaimlerChrysler Financial Services North America in 2006. He also served as a judge advocate (JAG) in the United States Air Force; twelve years active and nine as a reserve. Mr. Taravella is currently a partner with Montgomery Little Soran Murray and Kuhn, PC, a Colorado-based law firm specializing in civil litigation; commercial and construction law; real estate; and tax and estate-planning matters |