Don Hankey
hankey group of companies

The Hankey Group

In 1958, the Hankey Family owned 25% of Midway Ford; Don Hankey acquired full ownership of the Ford franchise dealership in 1972. Midway Ford is the originating company of the Hankey Group. Midway Car Rental and Westlake Financial began as complementary business extensions of Midway Ford, providing rental car service and financing to Midway Ford customers who couldn’t get financing elsewhere. Each Hankey Group company holds a symbiotic relationship to the other. HFC Acceptance, a fleet finance and leasing company, focused on commercial financing to rental agencies that purchased vehicles from Midway Ford. Nowcom’s DealerCenter provides a multi-lender and DMS platform for used car dealerships, featuring Westlake Financial as a preferred lender. Additionally, Nowcom provides IT support for all Hankey Group companies. Hankey Investment Company is a private real estate investment firm that procures real estate for Hankey Group and manages around $2B in assets, comprised of real properties ($1.65B) and commercial loans ($1.5B). Since 1985, Knight Insurance Company, a Cayman Islands company, together with its domestic affiliates KnightBrook Insurance Company and Knight Specialty Insurance Company, have partnered with North Hollywood Toyota, Westlake Financial and Midway Auto Group to provide consumers with various auto-related insurance products and services.

  • Incorporated: 1972
  • Headquarters: Los Angeles
  • Employees: 3,435+

Our Mission

Focus and execution are the keys to our success. We strive to grow revenue every year by 20% and get a 30% return on equity. Our focus on profitability provides opportunities for growth both personally and professionally within the organization. Investment in our people has always been the underlying key to our success. Lastly, growing our business, focusing on technology, increasing efficiencies, empowering people, and having fun while we are working are what make us who we are today.

Core Values

People

Our people are our most important asset. We respect each other’s unique contributions to the team, we promote integrity in all our actions, and we encourage our associates to seize every opportunity for personal excellence and success.

Purpose

Our purpose is to provide world-class service to our customers, dealers, and partners, while promoting dynamic growth founded on solid financial stability.

Passion

We have a passion to be the best at what we do and we thrive on innovation and the challenges of change.

Executive Team

Don Hankey

Don Hankey

CEO/Chairman, Hankey Group
Bret Hankey

Bret Hankey

President, Hankey Group
Vice Chairman, Westlake Financial
Amit Shah

Amit Shah

President, Knight Insurance Group
COO, Hankey Group
Ian Anderson

Ian Anderson

President, Westlake Financial
Jay Kamdar

Jay Kamdar

President of Nowcom
CTO/CSA of Hankey Group
Paul Kerwin

Paul Kerwin

CFO, Westlake Financial
W. Scott Dobbins

W. Scott Dobbins

President, Hankey Investment Company
Eugene Leydiker

Eugene Leydiker

Director, Hankey Investment Company
Priyesh Bhakta

Priyesh Bhakta

President of Hankey Capital
Gracia Ang

Gracia Ang

CFO, Hankey Group
CFO, Hankey Investment Company, LP
Kelechi Ogbunamiri

Kelechi Ogbunamiri

CIO, Hankey Group
Tonia Douglas

Tonia Douglas

Hankey Group Vice President of Human Resource Operations
Gary Kolodziej

Gary Kolodziej

President, Midway Auto Group
Jeff Brodsky

Jeff Brodsky

President, HFC Acceptance, LLC
Ken Sopp

Ken Sopp

Chairman, CULA
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