Kristi Mercier

Powersports Finance News is pleased to announce that Kristi Mercier, chief operating officer at ThunderRoad Financial, will join a discussion on lender-dealer collaboration at Powersports Finance Summit 2026, taking place Sept. 16-17 at the Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel.

View the full event agenda here.

Mercier will join the session titled “Technology-driven financing: Balancing lender and dealer needs” from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. local time on Sept. 16 to discuss AI, real-time data and collaboration across underwriting and decisioning.

She will be joined by:

• David Carlsen, senior vice president of sales and partnerships at Octane; and
• Nick Waddell, general manager at Clearwater, Fla.-based Cycle Springs Powersports.

Mercier became ThunderRoad Financial’s COO in January 2019. She’s spent over a decade at ThunderRoad, previously serving as manager of operations and director of operations. She also worked at Harley-Davidson Financial Services for more than seven years as a credit analyst.

Powersports Finance Summit 2026 provides networking opportunities with industry leaders alongside deep-dive conversations into lender and dealer needs, underwriting, technology, portfolio risk, shifting buyer profiles and specific market segments such as RV, marine, motorcycles and off-road vehicles.

Learn more about Powersports Finance Summit 2026 and register here.