As Scion, Truck and Hybrid operations manager for Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET), Michael Kennedy is responsible for educating dealership associates on the products and unique selling processes. He also develops sales strategies and manages dealer communications. Michael joined SET in 2000 as retail, research and development manager and also held the positions of car marketing manager and retail development district manager. Before joining SET, he held management positions with AutoNation, Office Depot and Wal-Mart.

Michael graduated from Florida State University with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Purchasing. He is a private pilot, devotes time as a mentor for at-risk children through the Take Stock in Children program and is chairman of Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) at Broward Community College in Davie, Fla. Born in Detroit, Mich., and raised in the Out Island Bahamas, Michael and his wife Frances, currently reside in Lake Worth, Fla. with their two children.

About Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC

Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (Southeast Toyota) (www.buyatoyota.com) is the world’s largest independent distributor of Toyotas and Scions. The company distributes vehicles, parts and accessories to 173 Toyota dealerships in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and North and South Carolina. Southeast Toyota dealers sell approximately 20 percent of all Toyotas sold in the country. Its vehicle processing facilities are located in Jacksonville, Fla. and Commerce, Ga. Headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Fla., Southeast Toyota is a subsidiary of JM Family Enterprises, Inc. (JM Family) (www.jmfamily.com), a diversified automotive corporation ranked by Forbes magazine as the 23rd-largest privately held company in the United States. JM Family is currently ranked No. 33 by FORTUNE® as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, its 11th consecutive year on the list. The company is also ranked No. 8 on Computerworld’s list of “100 Best Places to Work in IT.”