First Acceptance Corporation announced that it has promoted Joseph S. Borbely to Chief Executive Officer effective September 30. Borbely also will retain his current position as President. Borbely was brought on as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing in July 2011 by current Chief Executive
Officer, Mark A. Kelly and spearheaded the company's transformation into a multi-channel leader in non-standard auto insurance. Kelly will remain a member of the Board of Directors and resume his former duties with the private equity activities of Gerald J. Ford, the company's principal stockholder.
Mark A. Kelly, the company's current Chief Executive Officer until September 30, 2014, will remain as a director of the company.