CRAIG M. ZINN

PRESIDENT & CEO, CRAIG ZINN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, HOLLYWOOD

Craig Zinn Automotive Group is one of South Florida’s largest privately held automotive groups with more than 900 employees. Zinn started his career working for his father at Dave Zinn Toyota, the first Toyota dealership in Florida. As a teenager, he detailed cars, worked in the service department, managed parts inventory and staffed the retail parts counter. He later became a used car salesman, finance and insurance lead manager, and new car sales manager, gaining firsthand experience in every department. He’s led the company for more than 40 years and has made transformative contributions to health care and community wellness. He created a $500,000 endowment to fund the Animal Assisted Therapy Program at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and pledged $2 million to establish the Craig M. Zinn Concierge Medicine Center at Cleveland Clinic. Under his leadership, Subaru of Pembroke Pines has donated more than $1.6 million to local nonprofits through the Subaru Share the Love program.

EDUCATION: Northwood University (AA, BA), General Motors Institute (postgraduate studies)

DREAM ALTERNATE CAREER: Focusing full-time on philanthropic work supporting pediatric health care, rescuing animals and youth programs.

MENTEE IMPACT: One longtime team member started as a lot attendant and now leads one of the region’s top-performing dealerships.