Nashville Business Breakfast


Founded in 2007, the Nashville Business Breakfast is a quarterly networking event, presented by Lipscomb University and the Nashville Business Journal, with a news-conference-style format, featuring business leaders with local economic impact. With an average attendance of more than 600 metro area professionals, the event provides an opportunity to connect with peers and hear a pertinent discussion with a business leader in the community.

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Mark Chaffin

Chief Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. 

George Shinn Center

Mark Chaffin

Mark Chaffin is Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA).  In this role, he is responsible for all aspects of Mitsubishi Motors’ business in the United States, as well as the company’s relationship with its 330-plus dealer partners across the country.

 

Chaffin was promoted to CEO in April 2022, having served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer since 2018.  He brings a wealth of experience in senior management and strategic direction from more than 20 years of experience in the automotive industry. 

 

He joined MMNA in 2007, and has served as Vice President of Fixed Operations, where he was responsible for the reputation, efficiency and profitability of MMNA’s Parts and Service department; and as Director, Parts Operations, where he successfully helped grow sales while improving operational efficiency across the business unit. 

 

Prior to joining MMNA, Chaffin spent more than a decade at Kia Motors America, where he held various managerial and senior level roles, including Senior Manager, Parts Operations and Systems and Manager, e-Business Development. Before his tenure with Kia Motors America, Chaffin also served in a variety of managerial roles at Mazda North American Operations. 

 

In his free time, Chaffin enjoys outdoor activities such as mountain biking and hiking, spending a day at the race track, and working on home improvement projects. He is based at MMNA’s headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee.