Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 19, 2004

DOUGLAS JONES – WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION (WRLD)

DOUGLAS R. JONES joined World Acceptance Corporation in August 1999 as its President and Chief Operating Officer. He was elected to the Board of Directors in May 2001, and was promoted to his current position of President and Chief Executive Officer in August 2003. Prior to joining World Acceptance Corporation Mr. Jones held various management positions with Associates Financial Services over a career that spanned 22 years. Mr. Jones served in the U.S. Air Force. He currently serves on the Independents Section Advisory Board for the American Financial Services Association and is a member of its State Government Relations Liaison Committee which meets semi-annually with the National Association of Consumer Credit Administrators (NACCA). He also serves on the Board of Directors for the National Institute of Consumer Credit Managers (NICCM0 at Marquette University. Profile
TWST: Please begin with a brief historical sketch of World Acceptance

Corporation and give us an idea of what the company is doing at the

present time.

Mr. Jones: World Acceptance Corporation