DriveItAway adds automotive industry veteran to advisory board

DriveItAway Holdings, Inc. (OTC: DWAY) announced that James "JT" Taylor has joined the company's Board of Advisors. Taylor serves as Managing Partner at Accrual Equity Partners.

Taylor brings four decades of experience in automotive retail, original equipment manufacturer strategy, and investment banking. At Accrual Equity Partners, he works with portfolio companies on growth acceleration, technology integration, and capital deployment.

Previously, Taylor was Managing Director of Automotive at Truist Securities, where he built and led the Automotive Retail practice within the Consumer & Retail Investment Banking Group. He advised clients on mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital raises, and strategic financial structuring. Before Truist, he led The Presidio Group's investment banking practice for automotive retail.

Taylor's operational experience includes product planning roles at Toyota Motor Sales North America and participation on the Lexus launch team. He has served as dealer principal and operating partner across dealerships and advised Toyota's largest global distributor.

"JT uniquely bridges Wall Street and Main Street—investment banking rigor with hands-on dealership and OEM execution," said John F. Possumato, Founder and CEO of DriveItAway Holdings. "His counsel will accelerate our sales scaling, strengthen our capital markets posture, and help us advance toward our goal of a Nasdaq uplisting."

Taylor joins other recent advisory board additions including Mitch Fadel, former CEO of Upbound Group and former President/COO of Rent-A-Center, and Menachem Light, Co-CEO of Voyager Mobility and Co-Founder of Buggy.

DriveItAway operates a digital mobility platform that enables franchise dealers to offer lease-to-own vehicle programs. The company recently announced a partnership with Free2move, Stellantis' global mobility brand, integrating the company's lease-to-own technology with vehicle supply through franchise dealers.

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