Carl Grane

Carl brings more than 30 years of diverse experience in the auto industry. Starting as a light line technician in a family-owned dealership progressing through various positions in the dealership. Carl’s retail career is highlighted in the dealership as GM/Partner of a Lincoln Mazda dealership in Metro Dallas TX.

Earning his Associates degree of Automotive Management and dual bachelor’s degrees in marketing and management from Northwood University, Carl earned a position with Ford Motor Company as a Zone Manager upon graduation.

Carl started his career in the VSC provider arena as the Director of Training for the Automotive Financial
Group, District Manager positions with Gulf States Financial Group and American Financial & Automotive Services. Carl also served as the Director of Training for APCO. Prior to joining truWarranty, Carl served as the VP of Business Development: FI Agency at Zurich North America. In this role Carl was responsible for recruiting, vetting, and managing the ongoing relationships between Zurich and their Agency Partners.

As Head of Business Development at truWarranty Carl is responsible for seeking new business opportunities to grow truWarranty’s Agent base of Voluntary protection Products in the marketplace.