Craig Sims

Craig Sims has a diverse work experience in the financial and technology industries. Craig currently holds the position of Senior Vice President of Business Development at Crescent Bank since June 2021. Prior to this, they worked at Equifax, where they held various roles including Vice President of Auto Finance Practice Leader, Vice President of Automotive Product Management, Vice President of Solution Engineering, Vice President of Auto Lending Sales Leader, and Strategic Account Executive. At Equifax, their responsibilities included rebuilding the automotive product management team, developing the auto product backlog, implementing a front door process for development requests, and setting up a regular prioritization process.

Before their time at Equifax, Craig worked at Capital One Auto Finance. Here, they were employed as the Senior Manager of Operations Strategy and Analysis, Senior Manager of Partnerships and Business Development, and Business Manager of Marketing and Analysis. Craig'sduties involved managing strategic relationships with originations partners, optimizing pricing and credit policy for indirect auto loans, and creating a management process for a tiered indirect lending platform.

Craig's earlier experience includes working as a Business Development Manager at Software Spectrum. In this role, they managed the relationship between the company and its partner, Microsoft, with a focus on small and medium-sized businesses.

Overall, Craig Sims has demonstrated their expertise in business development, product management, solution engineering, sales leadership, and strategic partnerships throughout their career.

Craig Sims completed their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, from 1988 to 1992. Craig later pursued an MBA from the Southern Methodist University - Cox School of Business, from 2002 to 2004, with a focus on Business.