A Mergers, Acquisitions and Financial Advisory Services Firm

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEET THE MDJ PROFESSIONALS

Mark D. Johnson, President
Mark Johnson is the President of MD Johnson Inc, a specialized financial advisory services firm based in Seattle, Washington. The firm advises retail automobile dealers and dealership groups on exit strategies and acquisition strategies of the dealership assets and platforms.

Mr. Johnson, formerly a new vehicle dealer, used vehicle dealer and automotive platform President, has over 20 years of retail automotive and strategic planning experience. This experience has resulted in his personal involvement in roughly one billion dollars of financial advisory service experience to his credit.

Fred O'Halloran, E-VP, Transaction Manager
Fred has been in senior management at the CEO, President, and Chairman of the Board level for almost 15 years. During his career, he has been consulting with entrepreneurs and senior level managers in development of strategic plans and the identification of business opportunities. As Chairman of the Board of NCM and a director for six years, Fred over saw a 60 percent increase in revenue during this period and the doubling of profits. At the time of his departure, Fred and the CEO of NCM had been involved in several initiatives that would have had a dramatic impact on the company’s results. As a revenue producer at NCM, Fred set annual records for production for four straight years and was the top producer in the company each year since 2001.

Prior to NCM, Fred was President, CEO, and one of two stockholders of Freedom Chevrolet, Inc., Managing Partner of Freedom Associates a real estate partnership, President and CEO of Broadway Ford, Inc and various management positions at Ford Motor Company.

Mark Topping, NW-VP, Transaction Manager
Mark Topping grew up in the car business starting at Topping Motors in Tacoma, Washington when he and his twin brother, Brad Topping, were old enough to tag along to work with their dad, Jim Topping. Mark said, "We were in the way a lot more than we were helpful but Dad didn't give up on us."

After years of working his way through the dealership positions Mark took over a Jeep Dealership in South Tacoma. After 17 years in South Tacoma as a Jeep dealer, Mark moved the dealership to Enumclaw, WA and added Chrysler and Dodge to the Jeep line.