Creighton Retires from Holman Enterprises
Jim Creighton, vice president, strategy for the Holman Strategy Office, retired from Holman Enterprises on March 1, 2021, capping a 38-plus-year career with the company. Creighton started his fleet career with ARI, also a business unit of Holman Enterprises, in January 1983 where he worked for 32 years.

Jim Creighton retired from Holman Enterprises/ARI.
Jim Creighton, vice president, strategy for the Holman Strategy Office, retired from Holman Enterprises on March 1, 2021, capping a 38-plus-year career with the company.
Creighton started his fleet career with ARI, also a business unit of Holman Enterprises, in January 1983 where he worked for 32 years. During his career with ARI, Creighton served in various VP and director level positions in operations and client relations including VP of global strategy, VP global operations, and VP global strategic services.
In March 2015, Creighton was named VP strategy Holman Automotive, which operates 37 franchise dealerships, representing 18 brands across the U.S. In November 2019, Creighton transitioned to the newly formed Holman Strategy Office as its VP Strategy.
Creighton is a 1981 graduate of Penn State University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in business logistics.
“I encourage everyone to stay in touch because I will still be available to mentor, coach, advise, speak, and teach,” said Creighton, who resides in Southampton, Pa. He can be reached at jbcreighton7@gmail.com
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