Axis Auto Finance Inc. announced the appointment of Jim Nikopoulos to the Board of Directors. Mr. Nikopoulos will replace Gerry Thom who has retired from the Board. Mr. Nikopoulos is an entrepreneur and business executive focused on the finance, technology, consumer and healthcare sectors.

Jim is the Founder and CEO of MJ Holdings Corp., an investment company that has made numerous investments in early-stage companies across various industries. He was the Founder & CEO of Core Data Centers Inc., a data center and connectivity services company, prior to a sales exit transaction. Mr. Nikopoulos was previously the President of ECN Capital Corp.

Jim co-led the transformation of ECN from a tradition finance company to an asset manager with over $31 billion assets.