Manheim Auctions announced on May 29 several management changes at the corporate level, Greater Nevada Auto Auction in Las Vegas, and Central Florida Auto Auction in Orlando.

Mark Brunn, general manager at Greater Nevada Auto Auction, has been promoted to vice president of special operations. He will report to Darryll Ceccoli, chief operating officer.

Bill Timberman, general manager of Central Florida Auto Auction in Orlando, will transfer to Greater Nevada Auto Auction, succeeding Brunn as general manager. He will report to David Berkstresser, vice president of operations - region VII.

Rob Mowers, vice president of operations – region VI, has been named general manager of Central Florida Auto Auction, reporting to David Young, vice president of operations - region I. Mowers requested this assignment, desiring to return to field operations after having spent 18 years of his 24 year Manheim career in auction management.

Mike Broe, general manager of Texas Hobby Auto Auction in Houston, will succeed Mowers as vice president of operations – region VI. He will report to Dave Harrison, senior vice president of operations.

Mark Brunn joined Manheim in 1988 as a senior accountant. Within six months, he was promoted to controller of California Auto Dealers Exchange in Anaheim. In 1991, Brunn was promoted to assistant general manager. Three years later, he transferred to Georgia Dealers’ Auto Auction, where he served as assistant general manager. In June 1995, Brunn was promoted to general manager of Fredericksburg Auto Auction in Fredericksburg, Va. In Nov. 1996, he transferred to Greater Nevada Auto Auction, where he served as general manager prior to being named vice president of special operations. Brunn graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Villanova University in Villanova, Pa.

When Bill Timberman joined Manheim in June 1992, he brought with him 22 years of experience in the retail auto industry and the wholesale auto auction business. Within six months, he was named assistant general manager of Atlanta Auto Auction in Atlanta. In Dec. 1992, he was promoted to general manger of Big H Auto Auction in Houston, Texas. In June 1996, he transferred to Denver Auto Auction in Aurora, Colorado, as general manager. A year-and-a-half later, he moved to Central Florida Auto Auction, where he has served as general manager until being named general manager of Greater Nevada Auto Auction in Las Vegas.

Rob Mowers joined Manheim Auto Auction in Manheim, Pa., as a management trainee in Jan. 1977. A year later, he was named assistant manager of California Auto Dealers Exchange in Anaheim, Calif. In 1982, Mowers transferred to National Auto Dealers Exchange in Bordentown, N.J., where he served as assistant manager. In Jan. 1984, he was promoted to general manager of American Auto Auction in Walpole, Mass. Four years later, he transferred to Riverside Auto Auction in Riverside, Calif., as general manager, and in 1992, he was named general manager of Southern California Auto Auction in Fontana, Calif. In 1992, Mowers was named director of operations at Southern California Auto Auction. Two years later, Mowers was named general manager of Florida Auto Auction of Orlando in Ocoee and Central Florida Auto Auction. In Nov. 1996, Mowers was promoted to vice president of operations - region IV. In Jan. 2001, he became vice president of operations -- region VI, a position he has held until being named general manager of Central Florida Auto Auction.

Mike Broe began his career with Manheim in 1987 as finance manager of Minneapolis Auto Auction in Maple Grove, Minn. He served as factory manager there and as assistant general manager of Portland Auto Auction before being named auction manager of Portland Auto Auction in early 1997. In July 1997, Broe was promoted to general manager of Portland Auto Auction. In 1999, he transferred to Texas Hobby Auto Auction as general manager, a position he has held until being named vice president of operations – region VI. Broe graduated from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., with a bachelor’s degree in business.

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