St. Louis, MO — Dent Wizard International announced that Lanny Cox will serve as the company’s regional finance and insurance director overseeing the company’s western territory. Based in Hot Springs, Ark., Cox will manage strategic growth and agent partner relations for the company’s F&I program, Ding Shield, a vehicle service contract sold via the dealer finance and insurance department providing paintless dent removal repairs to consumers.

“We are very excited that Lanny has joined our team to run an area that offers tremendous growth opportunities for the company,” said Lindsey Bird, Dent Wizard’s vice president of sales – F&I. “Lanny brings 14+ years of extensive sales, management, and high level consulting experience within the F&I industry and will be great asset to Dent Wizard and its partners.”

Cox joins Dent Wizard from Preferred Warranties, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based menu selling consultancy, where he was national sales trainer. He also has served as a regional manager with Guardian Warranty, and as a district manager with the JM&A Group of Deerfield Beach, FL. He has also held an F&I director position for the Schoen Autoplex in Texas. Cox majored in business administration at Texas A&M.