Darin Wade

Darin Wade has a rich work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Most recently, they have served as the President/General Manager at Rich Ford since January 2022. Darin previously held the position of Vice President/General Manager at the same company from August 2020 onwards. Before joining Rich Ford, Darin worked as the General Manager at United Nissan from January 2020 to August 2020. Prior to that, they held significant roles at Krause Family Ford, Krause Auto Group, Power Ford - New Mexico, and Rich Ford Sales, where they held various managerial positions including Dealer Partner/General Manager, Group General Manager, and Vice President/General Manager. Darin also gained sound engineering experience as a Sound Engineer at Pebble Beach Studios from January 2003 to December 2004.

Darin Wade's education history begins with high school at Eldorado High School. After high school, they attended the University of New Mexico from 1992 to 1995, where they obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with a focus on Human Resources/Organizational Behavior. During this time, they also studied Human Resources Management, Personnel Administration, and Finance. Following their undergraduate studies, Darin attended NCM Associates Inc/Jeff Sacks & Associates Inc. in 1996 for the General Managers Boot Camp II program. Moving forward, from 2002 to 2005, they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician at Northwood University. Concurrently, at Northwood University, they also pursued a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with a specialization in Automotive Management from 2003 to 2005. In 2006, Darin attended Dale Carnegie Training for a brief period of time. Lastly, from 2007 to 2012, they participated in the NCM Dealer 20 Group program, focusing on Automotive.