Staff
Click on one of the people below to find out more information.
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- Greg Smith
- President - Apex Automotive
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- gwsmith@piedmontcars.com
- 888-546-5571
Greg has been in the Automobile Industry for over 35 years. In 1989 he moved to Anderson, SC and went to work for Piedmont Honda. Since then, Greg, along with a great group of people, has been associated with Piedmont Honda, growing from one franchise to eight: Piedmont Honda, Piedmont Chrysler Jeep Dodge, American Expedition Vehicles, Piedmont Nissan in Anderson and East Coast Honda and East Coast Volkswagen in Myrtle Beach.
Greg and his wife Stacey live in Pawleys Island and have three children, Caroline, Susanna and Newton. Besides the car business as his passion, Greg enjoys spending time in the great outdoors.
"I hope that my passion for the business guides us to deliver top notch products and first class service worthy of our customers' time and investment." Greg W. Smith
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- Bill Dial
- Chief Financial Officer
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- bdial@piedmontcars.com
- 877-468-0318
William F. Dial- Chief Financial Officer Bill is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and has been with Apex Automotive since 1993. Bill enjoys the outdoors, hunting and fishing. Bill and wife Rynde have two children, Kathleen and Drake and live in Anderson, South Carolina.
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- Jeff Searcy
- VP - General Manager Piedmont Honda-Nissan_CDJ
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- jsearcy@piedmontcars.com
- 877-468-0318
- Jeff got his start in the retail automotive business in his hometown of Charleston, SC in 1986. An opportunity to join a Partnership for Piedmont Automotive led Jeff and his family to Anderson in 1998. Since Jeff's arrival, the Piedmont franchise has grown from two local stores to three and continues to expand itself, solidifying its place in Anderson area communities.Jeff lives in Anderson with his wife, Johnel, and their two children, Ashleigh and Parker. He is active in local organizations and currently serves on the YMCA Board as well as Upstate BBB Advertising Compliance Board.
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- Rich Kirby
- General Sales Manager
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- rkirby@piedmontcars.com
- 877-468-0318
Rich Kirby, General Sales Manager, has been with Piedmont since 1991. Rich believes in one purpose - to exceed your expectations from test drive to delivery. His professional sales team is committed to a no-pressure, high integrity approach to your owning experience. His goal is for you to feel that the vehicle you drive away in is the perfect one for you.
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- Lance Cahill
- Sales Manager
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- lcahill@piedmontcars.com
- (864) 224-6632
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- Wayne Negrin
- Used Car Manager
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- waynen@piedmontcars.com
- (877) 468-0318
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- Casina Metz
- Receptionist
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- (864) 224-6632
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- Eric Cooley
- Honda Sales and Leasing
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- ecooley@piedmontcars.com
- 877-468-0318
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- Johnny Groves
- Sales Consultant
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- jgroves@piedmontcars.com
- (864) 224-6632
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- Undrea Walker
- Honda Sales and Leasing
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- uwalker@piedmontcars.com
- 877-468-0318
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- Maryanne Moore
- Honda Sales and Leasing
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- mmoore@piedmontcars.com
- 877-468-0318
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- Loria Cass
- Sales & Leasing Consultant
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- lcass@piedmontcars.com
- (864) 224-6632
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- Carmen Mora-Langford
- Sales & Leasing Consultant
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- clangford@piedmontcars.com
- (864) 224-6632
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- Charlie Coons
- Sales Consultant
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- ccoons@piedmontcars.com
- (864) 224-6632
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- Pete Mazza
- Sales Consultant
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- pmazza@piedmontcars.com
- (864) 224-6632
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- James Moore
- Sales Consultant
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- jamesmoore@piedmontcars.com
- (877) 468-0318
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- Bob Benintende
- Finance Manager
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- bobb@piedmontcars.com
- 877-468-0318
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- Jeff Wise
- Finance Manager
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- jwise@piedmontcars.com
- (877) 468-0318
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- Jim Harper
- Service Manager
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- jharper@piedmontcars.com
- 877-467-0360
- Jim has been working with Honda for 33 years. He enrolled in a Co-Op Program in high school in Kingsport, TN, where he washed cars to get in the dealership. He then moved to the position of Lube Tech , followed by Line Tech and finally Master Tech. After leaving the service bay, Jim moved into a Service Advisor position and shortly made his way up the ladder, to Service Manager, where he has been for the last 25 years. Jim believes Honda has been a good company to work with all these years because they really care about their customers. "Since coming on board with Piedmont Honda they have given me an opportunity to grow with their family."Jim and wife Maria live in Anderson and have 6 children, 2 still at home.When Jim is not at work, he enjoys working with old cars and golf carts and riding his Harley.
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- Ross Stephens
- Service Advisor
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- rstephens@piedmontcars.com
- 877-467-0360
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- Lars Atkinson
- Service Advisor
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- latkinson@piedmontcars.com
- (877) 467-0360
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- Tony Meeks
- Service Advisor
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- tmeeks@piedmontcars.com
- (877) 467-0360
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- Courtney Williams
- Honda Service - Cashier
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- cwilliams@piedmontcars.com
- (864) 224-6632
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- Judy Ripley
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- (864) 224-6632
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- Gary Vinson
- Honda Shop Foreman
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- 877-467-0360
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- Chris Smith
- Service Technician
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- Doug Phillips
- Service Line Technician
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- (877) 467-0360
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- Jason Rogers
- Service Express Technician
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- Corey Burbury
- Service Technician
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- Joey Cabaniss
- Tire & Alignment Specialist
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- (877) 467-0360
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- Brian Styles
- Service Technician
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- (877) 467-0360
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- Charlie Matthews
- Express Service Tech
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- Paul Spivey
- Facilities Maintenance
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- Scott White
- Parts Manager
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- swhite@piedmontcars.com
- 877-469-9019
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- Jody Herring
- Parts Advisor
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- jherring@piedmontcars.com
- (864) 224-6632
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- Jaye Crowe
- Parts Advisor
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- jcrowe@piedmontcars.com
- (864) 224-6632
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- Ron Earl
- Detail Manager
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- Kathy White
- Accounting Department - Office Manager
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- kwhite@piedmontcars.com
- (864) 224-6632
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- Linda Little
- Accounting Department - Title Clerk
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- llittle@piedmontcars.com
- (864) 224-6632
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- Janice Case
- Accounting Department
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- jcase@piedmontcars.com
- (864) 224-6632
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- Ann Paxton
- Accounting Department - Dealer Trades
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- apaxton@piedmontcars.com
- (864) 224-6632
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- Karen Steinbring
- Accounting Department
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- ksteinbring@piedmontcars.com
- (864) 224-6632
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- Tammy Witte
- Accounting Department
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- twitte@piedmontcars.com
- (864) 224-6632