Prestige Financial Services
Brad Bitner has a strong and diverse work experience in the finance and strategic management field. Brad is currently serving as the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Prestige Financial Services, a position they have held since September 2022. Prior to that, they worked as the Director of Finance at the same company from December 2020 to October 2022.
Before joining Prestige Financial Services, Brad held the position of Chief Financial Officer/Partner at Cedar Peak Trucking, where they were responsible for financial reporting, taxes, forecasting, analysis, debt management, risk management, and growth strategies. Brad successfully started and grew a multi-million dollar trucking company within two years.
Brad also has extensive experience working at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC. From August 2016 to December 2020, they served as a Sr Leader of Business Transformation, leading the digitization, integration of AI, and enhancement of self-serve capabilities. Brad collaborated with various departments and stakeholders to align functional strategies with the corporate direction and drove key business initiatives.
Prior to that, Brad held the role of Head of Regional Operations, Enterprise Portfolio and Product Management at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services from June 2012 to September 2016. In this position, they were responsible for regional operations, project management, vendor management, and process improvements.
Before their tenure at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Brad worked at Daimler Financial Services as a Sr. Manager Global Audit, focusing on auditing credit operations departments worldwide.
Brad began their career at Mercedes-Benz Financial where they held various roles, including Regional Portfolio Asset Manager, Risk Analysis and Controls, and Risk Management and Controls. Brad also worked at DaimlerChrysler Financial as part of the Corporate Strategy team.
Overall, Brad Bitner has a progressive career in finance and strategic management, encompassing roles in leadership, finance, audit, risk management, and strategy.
Brad Bitner attended Layton High School for an unspecified period of time. After completing high school, they enrolled at Brigham Young University, where they studied for four years. It is unclear whether they obtained a degree from this institution. Later, from 2001 to 2002, Brad attended the Thunderbird School of Global Management, where they earned an MBA with a focus on Strategy and Finance.
Prestige Financial Services
At Prestige Financial Services, Inc., our purpose is to provide opportunities for people to build a better financial future. As a leading provider of consumer financial solutions, we serve both franchised and independent automobile dealerships across the United States. Our outstanding portfolio performance and innovative lending programs have earned us industry-wide recognition. Through these achievements, we offer competitive financing options for new and used vehicles, ensuring the utmost customer satisfaction. Our vision is to be the “best place in town to work and the best place in town to do business.” We believe our work should be productive, worthwhile, and fun. Our mission is “to enrich lives,” and we achieve true success when we positively impact our team members, customers, dealers, vendors, and the communities around us. Our core values of integrity, hard work, stewardship, and service guide us in everything we do. We are more than just a business; we are a community that works to build connections and work towards a common goal of doing good together.