World Acceptance Corporation announced that its board of directors has appointed Jim Wanserski as interim president and chief executive officer effective immediately. Wanserski's hiring follows an agreement between Janet Lewis Matricciani and the company that her role as president and CEO would terminate effective January 22, 2018 and she would resign as a board member on the same date. The board has initiated a search to identify a permanent replacement.

Jim has nearly four decades of executive leadership experience.