Richie Brandt

Richie Brandt currently serves as Senior VP of Internal Audit at 1st Franklin Financial Corporation since October 2018 and holds a position on the Board of Directors as Risk Committee Chairman and Audit Committee Member at Crescent Bank since June 2023. Previously, Richie Brandt was Vice President of Risk Management at American Credit Acceptance from January 2014 to October 2018, where oversight included Internal Audit, Compliance, Quality Assurance, and Fraud among other responsibilities. Prior roles include Sr. Director of Internal Audit & Risk Management at American Credit Acceptance, Director of Internal Audit at Ceridian, and Lead IT Auditor at Wright Express. Richie Brandt began a career in auditing with Deloitte as a Senior ERS Consultant and has experience in IT roles at Pomeroy IT Solutions and TVA. Richie Brandt earned dual degrees in Computer Information Systems Security and Assurance and Management Information Systems from Belmont Abbey College between 1999 and 2003.