John Marazzi names Sam Raabe as General Manager of Brandon Honda

TAMPA, Fla. - April 22, 2016 - PRLog -- John Marazzi has promoted Sam Raabe, General Sales Manager of Brandon Honda, to General Manager, where he will oversee all operations including sales, service and finance. Raabe is a native of Ocala, Florida. In 2005, he first went to work in sales and finance at a Morgan Auto Group dealership, Honda of Ocala. In 2011, Raabe relocated to Tampa and joined Brandon Honda as Business Manager and was soon named to Sales Manager. By June of 2011, he had been promoted to General Sales Manager to oversee day-to-day sales operations.

Raabe is a 2013 graduate of the NCM Institute's General Management Executive Program, a comprehensive, professional development program for dealership executives to equip them for long-term success in the retail automotive industry. He was named to "40 Under 40" in Automotive News in July 2014 and in Business Observer in October 2014.

"Sam is a great leader who has earned this promotion by distinguishing himself every day on the job," said Managing Partner John Marazzi. "With Sam taking the helm at Brandon Honda, I can turn more of my attention to managing Morgan Auto Group's newest dealership acquisition, Sun Toyota in Holiday, Florida. Sam is amazing and I have every confidence he will continue to distinguish the Brandon Honda name and brand."

Brandon Honda recently won two national awards-American Honda's prestigious "President's Award Elite" as a top 10 dealership in new vehicle sales volume and Honda's exclusive "Masters Circle" program for being a top 50 dealership in sales, service and customer satisfaction.

Brandon Honda is a division of Morgan Auto Group and is located at 9209 E. Adamo Drive in Tampa, FL 33619, one mile west of I-75. It is a Green-Star Certified automobile service facility and works proactively to protect the environment. For more information, call 813-664-1234 or visit http://www.BrandonHonda.com/.