FAU's College of Business to Honor JM Family Enterprises' Colin Brown with 2017 Business Leader of the Year Award

BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Florida Atlantic University's College of Business will host the 26^th annual Business Leader of the Year breakfast on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 at 8 a.m., at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 East Camino Real, in Boca Raton. This year's program celebrates the accomplishments of Colin Brown, chairman and chief executive officer of JM Family Enterprises, Inc.

"JM Family has been a key business in South Florida for many years and has established an exceptional reputation with its customers, business partners and the community as a whole," said Daniel Gropper, Ph.D., dean of FAU's College of Business. "Colin Brown exemplifies the kind of leadership characteristics that FAU celebrates with our Business Leader of the Year Award."

JM Family Enterprises, Inc. is a diversified automotive corporation ranked No. 21 on Forbes' list of "America's Largest Private Companies." As CEO, Brown leads the entire organization, including JM Family's Executive Management Team, which oversees the development and implementation of the company's objectives and strategies for future growth. Brown also serves as chairman of the company's board of directors.

Brown directs all of JM Family's businesses, including Southeast Toyota Distributors, the world's largest independent distributor of Toyota vehicles; JM&A Group, one of the leading independent providers of finance and insurance products in the automotive industry; World Omni Financial Corp., a diversified financial services company; and JM Lexus.

Brown joined the family-owned business in 1992 as vice president and general counsel. He was appointed chief operating officer in 1997 and president in 2000. Brown was named CEO in January 2003, becoming the first non-family member to hold the titles of first president and then CEO. In 2017, Brown was appointed chairman of the board while retaining the title of CEO.

Since 2005, Brown has served on United Way of Broward County's Board of Directors. As chairman and CEO of JM Family, Brown leads the company's annual United Way giving campaign. Additionally, Brown has led the company's support of the Habitat for Humanity of Broward through both corporate contributions and volunteerism.

Founded by Jim Moran in 1968, JM Family is a $14.9 billion company ranked No. 55 by FORTUNE® as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For®.

Tickets are available online at business.fau.edu/bloy.

SOURCE Florida Atlantic University College of Business

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