In 1994, Mike Walther formed a direct marketing company, PM Direct. DME Holdings, LLC purchased the company from Mike in 1998 and from that acquisition was named President of DME Holdings, LLC. Since his arrival at DME, Mike has played an instrumental role in the evolution of DME, elevating the company from a direct mail printing company to an integrated direct marketing powerhouse that provides services, including but not limited to, telephony, e-commerce and consultative services. In 2007, the automotive division of DME Holdings, LLC became DMEautomotive LLC. Mike was the clear choice in leading this new branch forward. He takes an active role in the formation of all DMEautomotive relationships and provides his assistance and guidance to all DMEautomotive employees.

Mike's experience is extensive. Prior to his move to DME, he served as President of Paramount-Miller Graphics, a commercial printing company who worked with companies such as Merrill Lynch, Bank of America and PGA. Mike also held the position of General Manager at Proxie, a call center in Texas.

During his free time, Mike prefers to stay active. He enjoys early morning kayak trips, fishing at every opportunity, regular bike rides and spending time with his family, especially his children.

JoAnn has over 12 years of experience in call center operations, including the implementation of numerous successful inbound and outbound call strategies for numerous clients. Prior to joining DMEautomotive, JoAnn worked with eLEAD CRM for 7 years.

During her 3+ years with DMEautomotive, JoAnn has been responsible for planning and directing all aspects of the company’s operational and call center specific policies, objectives and initiatives. She is responsible for the short and long-term financial and operational growth of DMEautomotive’s Customer Interaction Center.

Kristine Smith joined the DMEautomotive family in 2006 as Marketing Director. From there, she was quickly promoted to Director of Strategic Accounts where she developed revenue attainment plans, pipeline growth strategies and overall sales methodology. As Vice President of Strategic Accounts, Kristine oversees the major East coast accounts. She identifies new product opportunities, oversees project management processes and directs all campaign development and execution at a strategic and technical level.

Kristine has had extensive experience in the marketing and sales industry with a record of positive financial results and exceeding sales goals. She has worked with major companies such as Winn Dixie, CVS Drugs and Tire Kingdom/NTB/Merchants.

When Kristine is presented with an opportunity to relax, she enjoys being near the water. Her favorite weekend activities are being with her family at the beach or on the boat.

Tom Dickman has been in the DMEautomotive family for eleven years. Tom pioneered DME's original one-to-one marketing tool for vehicle sales in 1998 and from there went on to head up DMEautomotive's Product Development Group. Tom headed up Product Development until 2006 when he was named Vice President of DMEautomotive and General Manager of the Product Division. In 2009, he led the company through the new product development of their best in class multi-channel Customer Journey, branded Full Circle Solutions.

Before beginning with DMEautomotive, Tom accrued many years of experience at the executive level. Serving as Regional Vice President for ADVO, Inc for nine years and working up the ranks at Harte-Hanks where he eventually was named President of the Texas Region.

Tom enjoys reading in his spare time and likes to head out fishing on the weekends.

With a strong background in finance and administration, Diana Fritz has served as Assistant Controller/Sales Audit Manager, Director of Customer Service and V.P. of Operations and Administration with DMEautomotive. In her current position, Diana oversees administration of DMEautomotive, heads up the human resources and accounting department, manages employee benefits and supervises facilities.

Prior to her move to DMEautomotive, Diana worked as a Business Manager for a start-up restaurant, Personal Financial Advisor with American Express and Sports Information Director for her alumni, Palm Beach Atlantic College.

In her free time, Diana enjoys spending time with family and friends, staying active by exercising, walking and going to the beach.

With over 22 years of experience, Tom brings great value to the DMEautomotive team. Before joining the DMEa team in 2004, Tom worked with Encore Development for 6 years. Tom brings a vast amount of skills to the DMEa team, heading up the engineering and analytics for RedRocket Technology in Jacksonville, FL.

Tom is also the lead architect for the Red Rocket Technologies Platform and has vast amounts of experience building web and analytic solutions for such companies as CitiBank, Southeast Toyota, Equifax, Publix and many more.

T.O. Wagner began working at DMEautomotive as Vice President of Sales in 2002. He was promoted to Vice President of Strategic Accounts West in 2009 where he took on the role of National Account Manager for AutoNation, Polk and Toyota Motor Sales. Today T.O. dedicates most of his time to acquiring and maintaining relationships with major dealer groups and OEMs across the country.

Previously, T.O. accrued many years of experience with major companies across the country. He has worked as a Major Account Executive, Director of Sales and Marketing as well as a Regional Sales Director.

In his free time, T.O. enjoys staying active by running, hiking, fly fishing and skiing. He also enjoys reading while he is not busy with outdoor activities.