About Us

Leadership

Mark Taggart

President & Chief Executive Officer

Mark has over 20 years of experience at Toyota and in the automotive and financial services industries, and he has a proven record of achieving profitable sales growth and delivering exceptional dealer and customer service.

Mark’s career in the automotive industry began in 1996 when he first started working at a Toyota Dealership. He progressed through roles in sales, Finance & Insurance, and dealership general management, before moving to the wholesale side of the business with Toyota’s private distributor, Gulf States Toyota & Gulf States Financial Services (GST/GSFS), in Houston, TX. He transitioned to Toyota Financial Services (TFS) in 2003 in the Central Region in Chicago before being asked to help build and establish Toyota Financial Savings Bank (TFSB) in 2005.

In 2012, Mark moved to Japan performing key leadership roles at Toyota Financial Services Corporation (TFSC). Mark was soon promoted to Vice President at TFSC with responsibilities for 11 Sales Finance Companies (SFCs) in the Asia Pacific Region.

Upon his return to the U.S., Mark helped to establish a second global headquarters for TFS based in the U.S. under the name of Toyota Financial Services International Corporation (TFSIC). Prior to his current role, most recently Mark was President and CEO of Toyota Financial Savings Bank in Henderson, Nevada.  Mark is also on the board of directors for Junior Achievement Dallas.

Duane Goldsworthy

Chief Financial Officer

In his role as Chief Financial Officer, Duane leads the Accounting, Finance, and Treasury operations. With nearly 30 years of experience at Toyota, his roles have included Toyota Financial Services (TFS) Financial Controller, Business Controller, and Director of Finance for the U.S. as well as the Americas Region.  He also served as acting Chief Accounting Officer for Toyota Financial Savings Bank in addition to leading the accounting and finance functions for the commercial finance business when TICF was a division of TFS. Duane is a certified public accountant.