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Here are a few of our courteous and professional team members. You may contact them directly by clicking on one of the email links listed below each name. If you do not see who you are looking for, please click on the "Quick Contact" button and we will make sure he/she gets your message. Thank you for visiting our website. We look forward to hearing from you.
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John Hodges
Centre Manager
John Hodges opened the doors here at Land Rover Knoxville in January of 1998 as Centre Manager. He has been with the Furrow Automotive Group since 1986, and has been in the automotive industry since 1976. John has completed Leadership Institute management training at Land Rover University in Lanham, MD among many other training courses, focus groups and product launches over the years. John is a life-long Tennessee resident and UT graduate. His "down home" hospitality makes him a great asset to the Land Rover family and our clients. He has been married to his wife Polly, for over 22 years. They have two children; Fleming a graduate of The Citadel and Carlisle a Sophomore at the University of Alabama. When John gets to take off the many hats that come with the responsibility of being a Land Rover Centre Manager, he likes to Golf, go hunting, fishing & boating. "Come by and see us!"
jhodges@landroverknoxville.com
Guy Thorpe
Sales Manager.
Guy started here at Land Rover Knoxville in May 2009. He has over 11 years of automotive experience in the Knoxville area, most of his time has been in a finance or management capacity.
Guy has been married to his wife, Stephanie since February of 1995, they have two children Kayla (13) and Kaden (4). They live in Karns and when Guy is not at Land rover Knoxville he spends time with his family enjoying travel, boating, golf and Sports.
gthorpe@landroverknoxville.com
Steve Honeycutt
Parts Manager
Steve has over 20 years of automotive retail dealership parts experience and is a lifetime Tennessee resident. He's been married for 26 years to his wife Sheila, a high school cosmotology teacher. They have two daughters; Lindsey & Brittany. Lindsey is expecting her second child shortly & Brittany will be getting married soon. When Steve isn't researching parts for his clients, he enjoys his family time, especially with his grandson; Stephen. Steve plays acoustic guitar and sings Bluegrass Gospel music.
shoneycutt@landroverknoxville.com
Bill Graifer
Sales Guide
Bill started at Land Rover in February of 1996 in one of the largest markets for Land Rover in the country. He also was a top producing sales consultant for 4 years with Saturn. He comes to us from Rahway, NJ. Bill has participated in 2 Land Rover Trek Competitions, won a regional walk around competition in 1999 for the Discovery II launch, has earned Master Sales Guide status and won 2 Western Caribbean Cruises for obtaining Guild member status in 2004/2005 and 2007/2008. He has an Associate of Applied Science degree in Electronics/LASER Electro-Optics. Bill has a wife of over 23 years, Sharon, who works at UT Medical Center as an executive administrative assistant. They have 3 children. Matt recently graduated with honors from Rowan University and is finishing up his Masters Degree in Kinesiology at Southern Illinios University, Jim's 2nd year at UT as an Exercise Science major put him on the Honor Roll and is now a Junior, and Katie is a nursing student at Roane State.
Bill served as a Sergeant in the US Marine Corps, has been involved in Magic shows in the NY & NJ area, and was a state champion power lifter in the 80's & 90's, he also collects Toy gasoline trucks (HESS), and enjoys playing pool & single malt scotch.
Bill and his family have 2 dogs; a blond cocker-spaniel named Trixie & a miniature "phantom poodle" named Lucy. Stop by and say hello or give him a call at (865)-777-3000 or cell # (732)-921-0142.
bgraifer@landroverknoxville.com
Jim Quinn
Jim came to us in October 2009 and has been in the car business for 8 years, after retiring from 35 years in the Insurance industry. Jim & Margaret live in Powell with thier Beagle, Mollie. They have two adult children, Sandy & David and 2 grandchildren, Oliva (12) and Patrick(10). Jim & David have a web-based business together called www.knoxvilletactical.com which allows for quality time in the off hours with his son
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jquinn@landroverknoxville.com
Tom Floyd
Sales Guide
Tom Floyd has been with us for over 8 years. He is currently a Silver Certified Sales Guide, working towards his Gold & Master status. Tom has been a Land Rover enthusiast long before becoming a sales guide in 2000. When not at the store Tom enjoys competitive Cycling, White water paddling, 4 Wheeling, being outdoors in general, and spending time with his English bulldog, Charlotte.
tfloyd@landroverknoxville.com
Tim Pruett
Service Advisor
Tim has over 30 years of automotive experience in a number of different capacities.
He has been with Land Rover Knoxville for over 6 years as a Land Rover Service Advisor & has met the stringent criteria required to become Land Rover Gold Certified as such.
Tim is a lifetime East Tennessee native and enjoys Camping, Fishing, watching NASCAR Racing as well as being an avid UT sports fan.
He and his long time girlfriend, Linda have 4 dogs named Pepper, Sassy, Gizmo & Dinky.
tpruett@landroverknoxville.com
Frank Tyrrell
Sr. Service Technician
Frank was born and raised in St. Pete, Florida. He moved here to Knoxville over 3 years ago to take advantage of the great school system and community for his kids. He has an AAS in Electronic Engineering and 5 years experience as a Mercedes Benz technician as well as 3 years as a top producing Land Rover Technician. Frank & Melissa have 3 children; Jared 14, Celina 5 & William 2. He enjoys coaching Little League football, working on cars, gardening, woodworking, football & boxing.
ftyrrell@landroverknoxville.com
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