Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 2, 1998

Carl Westcott – Jayhawk Acceptance Corp (jaccq)

CARL WESTCOTT is Founder and Chairman/CEO of Jayhawk Acceptance Corporation. Carl Westcott is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Westcott Communications, Inc. (WCI). In 1986, he created the Automotive Satellite Television Network, the pioneer network that launched Westcott Communications, a company that produces and broadcasts programs to train, inform and educate. WCI, a 100 million-dollar company was acquired by K-III Communications in May, 1996. Mr. Westcott's entrepreneurial efforts in the burgeoning educational television field have been recognized by Arthur Young/Venture Magazine which named him 'Entrepreneur of the Year' in 1988. He has spoken widely on the subject of business education television. Mr. Westcott serves on the boards of Jayhawk Acceptance Corporation, First Extended Service Corporation, Texas Louisiana Professional Baseball League and the Executive Board of the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. Profile
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