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BRAD
SOWERS
Co-Owner and
General Manager
Jim Butler Auto Group
Brad Sowers entered automotive retailing in 2003 with
the Jim Butler Auto Group, which recently added highperformance luxury Maseratis to its roster of retail
automobile offerings that include Chevrolet and Kia
dealerships and service centers, luxury and used car sales
and several related businesses.
A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Brad spent the first
decade of his career in the technology sector, holding
a variety of executive positions including vice president
of global sales at Interphase, an information and
communications technology company. He met his wife,
Michele, Jim Butler’s daughter, while attending Butler
University in Indianapolis, then later moved to St. Louis
to carry on in the Butler business as co-owner of the Jim
Butler Auto Group Family.
Brad is co-chair of the Chevrolet Dealer Council. He
represents the approximately 3,000 Chevrolet dealers
in the U.S., along with 12 other Chevrolet dealers
who comprise the dealer council. Brad also represents
Chevrolet on the General Motors Dealer Executive Board.
Brad’s other interests include staying abreast of the latest
computer technology, reading and self-improvement. He
loves to stay involved in his children’s lives and enjoys
coaching their sporting activities.
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