Kenn Wardle
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Revenue Officer
Prior to Arra Finance, Mr. Wardle served as the Chief Risk Officer of Open Lending, an automotive finance lending enablement platform. Mr. Wardle previously worked as Chief Operating Officer for Horizon Digital Finance Holdings, Inc.; Chief Executive Officer of Jet Business Loans, LLC; Co-founder and Executive Vice President of Exeter Finance Corporation, a company that specializes in subprime auto financing; and in leadership roles at AmeriCredit Corporation (now GM Financial) and Drive Financial, LP (now Santander Consumer, USA). Mr. Wardle’s experience spans key functions within the lending industry including portfolio and risk management, financial operations, research analytics, credit analysis, information technology, compliance and corporate reporting.
Mr. Wardle holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas Wesleyan University and an MBA from Texas Christian University.