Who is Jonathan Chariff?

Person · officer / director

Jonathan Chariff

Adiab Rep. · Florida Automobile Dealers Association

Adiab Rep. at Florida Automobile Dealers Association. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Organizations

Roles reported

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings

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Reported as Adiab Rep. of Florida Automobile Dealers Association, based in Tallahassee, FL.

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Also listed as Legislative Chairman of South Florida Automobile Dealers Association INC, uncompensated.

Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.

Biography Web-sourced

Jonathan Chariff is the CEO and corporate director of South Motors and Vista Motors, a prominent automotive group in South Florida with 11 locations and over 1,200 employees. He oversees an $800 million operation that has sold and serviced over 1 million vehicles since its founding in 1956.

Chariff joined the family-owned business in 1999, recruited by his father-in-law Charles Dascal, one of the founders of South Motors. He is known for his analytical thought process, strong work ethic, and entrepreneurial spirit, which he demonstrated early on by starting a food delivery service at age 13.

Compiled from public web sources (6 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.

Tenure here

Jonathan Chariff joined South Motors in 1999 and became President and CEO in 2013. He has held leadership positions, including Legislative Chairman, with the South Florida Automobile Dealers Association and the Florida Automobile Dealers Association.

Earlier career

{'role': 'CEO and Corporate Director', 'organization': 'South Motors and Vista Motors', 'years': '2013-Present'}
{'role': 'President and CEO', 'organization': 'South Motors', 'years': '2013-Present'}
{'role': 'Vice President of Business Development', 'organization': 'South Motors Group', 'years': '2000-2013'}
{'role': 'Dealer Development, Sales Manager, Customer Service', 'organization': 'South Motors and Vista Motors', 'years': '1999-2000'}
{'role': 'Legislative Chairman', 'organization': 'South Florida Automobile Dealers Association', 'years': 'Undetermined - Present'}
{'role': 'Board Member', 'organization': 'Florida Automobile Dealers Association', 'years': 'Undetermined - Present'}
{'role': 'Board Member', 'organization': 'Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Automobile Dealer Industry Advisory Board', 'years': 'Undetermined - Present'}

Standing

Recognition & press

Nominee, 2021 TIME Dealer of the Year AwardSouth Florida's Healthiest Employer (South Motors Group)Board Member, South Florida Automobile Dealers AssociationBoard Member, Florida Automobile Dealers AssociationBoard Member, Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Automobile Dealer Industry Advisory Board

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Florida Automobile Dealers Association Adiab Rep. · $2.3M revenue · Tallahassee, FLSEE SCHEDULE OFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

South Florida Automobile Dealers Association INC Legislative Chairman · $2.2M revenue · North Miami, FLThe mission of South Florida Automobile Dealers Association is to encourage and promote trade and commerce in the South Florida automobile industry.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

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