President, JM&A Group and Executive Vice President, JM Family Enterprises

Forrest Heathcott is president of JM&A Group (JM&A) and executive vice president of parent company JM Family Enterprises, Inc. Heathcott is responsible for directing, administering and overseeing the activities relating to JM&A's F&I, warranty products and services operations. He also serves as a member of JM Family's Executive Management Team, which oversees the development and implementation of the company's long-range planning and strategies for future growth.

Heathcott has 32 years of automotive marketing and retail experience. He joined the company in 1993 as director of remarketing for JM Family subsidiary Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (Southeast Toyota). A year later, he transitioned to JM Family subsidiary World Omni Financial Corp., as vice president of national sales and remarketing. In 1999, Heathcott rejoined Southeast Toyota as group vice president, Distributor Operations. He was promoted to group vice president, assistant general manager of Southeast Toyota that same year, and became senior vice president, assistant general manager in 2004. Heathcott was promoted to his current position in June 2007. Before joining JM Family, he served over 14 years in a variety of regional and national posts with Nissan Motor Corporation in the United States.

Heathcott graduated from Harding University with a bachelor's degree in marketing. He is currently serving as a Trustee for the Board of Saint Andrews School and is a past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce. He is also an active supporter of Habitat for Humanity, Boca Ballet Theater Company, Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre, Youth Automotive Training Center, and United Way.