– USA, GA – Atlanticus Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: ATLC), a technology-enabled financial services company, today announced that David Hanna, current Board Chairman, and CEO, will transition to the role of Executive Chairman.
The Board of Directors unanimously elected long-time President, Jeffrey Howard, as its new Chief Executive Officer. Both changes were effective March 18, 2021.
Mr. Howard has served Atlanticus as President and as a member of its Board of Directors since April 2014. Having worked with the Company for almost 20 years, Mr. Howard has an intimate understanding of Atlanticus’ operations and strategic opportunities.
David Hanna said, “Having served as CEO since the Company’s founding, I look forward to stepping into the role of Executive Chairman. In this role, I will work with the management team at Atlanticus on strategic initiatives, including our continued product expansions to further meet the evolving needs of millions of financially underserved consumers and their communities. I am very happy to turn the CEO role over to Jeff. Atlanticus is, once again, reporting exceptional performance, and the credit for our performance goes to our outstanding group of team members. I know the Company is in good hands with Jeff and the great team we have at Atlanticus.”
Mr. Howard added, “I am honored to succeed David as Chief Executive Officer and look forward to working closely with him and our management team in the coming years as we lead Atlanticus’ next phase of growth. We are dedicated to facilitating innovative financial solutions to meet the needs of everyday consumers. While there has been a rapid change over the past few years in how customers we serve to utilize financial services, their need for access to fair and responsible credit has always been a constant. Our team has put in place the building blocks to continue our growth and continues to identify strategic areas where we can add to our platform to further enhance our customers’ financial journey. I am excited to continue to partner with David, our leadership team, and all of our employees to build solutions that address the evolving needs of our customers.”
About Atlanticus Holdings Corporation
Founded in 1996, our business utilizes proprietary analytics and a flexible technology platform to enable financial institutions to provide various credit and related financial services and products to the financially underserved consumer credit market. We apply the experience gained and infrastructure built from servicing over 17 million customers and $25 billion in consumer loans over our 25-year operating history to support lenders that originate a range of consumer loan products. These products include retail credit and general-purpose credit cards marketed through our omnichannel platform, including retail point-of-sale, direct mail solicitation, Internet-based marketing, and partnerships with third parties. Additionally, through its CAR subsidiary, Atlanticus serves the individual needs of automotive dealers and automotive non-prime financial organizations with multiple financing and service programs.
For more information: https://www.atlanticus.com/
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