Strategic Dealer Services
Karl Christensen, CPA, currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Strategic Dealer Services since August 2024. Previously, Karl held various positions at PrimaLend Capital Partners from July 2019 to March 2025, including Director of Finance & Underwriting, Director of Underwriting, and Senior Client Manager. From September 2016 to July 2019, Karl worked as a Financial Reporting Senior Analyst at Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. Prior to that role, Karl was part of EY's Financial Services Assurance team from January 2014 to September 2016, focusing on non-bank mortgage servicing and related financial instruments. Karl began a career in sales as an Outside Sales Executive at Hearst Publishing between 2006 and 2009. Educational qualifications include a Master's Degree in Accounting and Finance from Texas A&M University.
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Strategic Dealer Services
Strategic Dealer Services is committed to delivering world-class service to our dealers. We have over 20 years of industry knowledge and experience with a real understanding of the issues that affect both our dealers and their retail customers. Our purpose is to stimulate beneficial business growth for our dealer customers by providing unique and innovative financial services that strategically improve their cash flow as they offer in-house lending to their retail automobile customers. SDS will consistently create and deliver novel financial solutions to our dealers with the highest level of integrity, professionalism and enthusiasm essential to earning and retaining our customers' long-term loyalty and support while maintaining a work environment that encourages continuing professional growth to result in the greatest job satisfaction for our employees.