Jimmy Bynum founded Garde Solutions following a career specializing in extended protection plans, captive insurance, and warranty. Prior to forming Garde Solutions, Jimmy spent 12 years with Cat Financial Insurance Services, the extended protection plan and captive insurance division of Caterpillar, the global leader of industrial equipment. With Cat Financial, he served as Managing Director for the company’s Asia Pacific region, based in Singapore, where he successfully established Caterpillar’s extended protection programs in China and Southeast Asia.

Jimmy has held domestic and international leadership and advisory roles working with global industrial players throughout the course of his career. His multi-faceted background includes business development, marketing, private equity, sales and strategic alignments, as well as creation, management, and support of captive insurance entities.

Jimmy served as volunteer and Board President (2017-2019) of the Nashville-based Oasis Center, a nationally recognized organization on a mission to help young people in Middle Tennessee move into a happy, healthy, and productive adulthood over the past fifty years. He previously sat on the boards of the Global Warranty and Service Contract Association (2011 –2017) and the Texas Captive Insurance Association. He holds a B.S. Business Administration from the University of Mississippi.