Stacey Gillman Wimbish is a Vice-President of The Gillman Companies.
As the daughter and granddaughter of highly successful automobile dealers, Stacey was raised in the business. In her role as Vice-President, Stacey is responsible for increasing market share of vehicle sales for all 18 Gillman dealerships. She is also charged with company profitability and maintenance of the highest levels of customer satisfaction. Stacey is an authorized Lincoln-Mercury and Mitsubishi dealer as well as part owner of other dealerships.
Stacey attended school in Houston and completed her scholastic education at the University of Texas in Austin. She then attended the Marketing Educational Services Dealer Management Development course for in-depth study of the General Motors accounting system and financial statements. She is also a graduate of the National Automobile Dealers Association Dealer Candidate Academy. This intensive program combines formal classes and actual in-dealership experience.
In 1999, Stacey became the first woman, and the youngest person, to be named Chairman of the Houston Automobile Dealers Association. She has also served as a Director, the Secretary-Treasurer, and Vice-Chairman of that organization. For the past several years, she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Texas Automobile Dealers Association and has sat on the Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America National and Regional Dealer Advisory Board.
In 2003, her Lincoln-Mercury dealership was awarded the prestigious Ford Motor Company President's Award for Exceptional Performance. And her team has also earned the Mitsubishi Diamond Chapter of Excellence Award.
Married, she resides with her husband and two children in Houston. |