ABC Companies Promotes Gregg Goedde to Senior Vice President, ABC Financial Services

March 5, 2019
ABC Companies’ Chief Executive Officer, Dane Cornell announced that effective March 1st, Gregg Goedde will be promoted to senior vice president, ABC Financial Services.

ABC Companies’ Chief Executive Officer, Dane Cornell announced that effective March 1st, Gregg Goedde will be promoted to senior vice president, ABC Financial Services. Goedde is a 25+ year veteran in the finance and bus & motorcoach industries, where he has built an impressive track record of combining industry knowledge with financial know-how to build solutions for ABC Companies’ customers.

Goedde holds an MBA from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management and Bachelor’s of Arts from Gustavus Adolphus College. Prior to joining ABC Companies, he worked for GE Capital in public finance and financing for the motorcoach industry. This was the springboard for his career at ABC Companies for the past 23 years.

In 1995, Goedde joined ABC Companies, where he started overseeing departments such as Warranty, Service and Graphics while working closely with Van Hool and product deliveries. This provided him with excellent product, service and manufacturer experience that played a vital role for his upcoming financial responsibilities at ABC Companies. In 1999, he began working with ABC Financial Services leveraging his early work at GE and relationships in the finance community. Goedde's background, combined with an understanding of the unique needs of ABC Companies’ customer base, proved to be instrumental in the growth of ABC Financial Services.

Goedde has been directly responsible for the finance or leasing of more than 9,000 coaches over his career. When asked what he enjoys most about his responsibilities, he said “It has been so rewarding and exciting to see companies that came to me as a complete start-up, purchasing their first coach, and now are successful multi-generational organizations.”

He attributes his success to a strong network of financial partners that allow ABC Financial Services to be a true solutions provider, helping operators big and small succeed in their business. When asked how he selects financial partners, Goedde said “They must mirror ABC’s core value of building our business on relationships. They must also be willing to work with us to provide timely solutions that get our customers on the road.”

“Gregg has been instrumental in ABC Companies’ growth. His dedication and commitment to ABC along with a passion for helping our customers find solutions is really what our company values are all about” said Roman Cornell, President and Chief Commercial Officer - ABC Companies. “Gregg’s promotion reflects the continued investment ABC is making in our leadership. We look forward to Gregg’s continued contribution to ABC Companies and our customers” concluded Dane Cornell.