ADESA Announces Management Changes at Two Auction Locations
ADESA named Steve Swanson general manager of its Colorado Springs location, Cindy Kuhn regional online manager, and Rich Levene general manager of ADESA Austin.

Steve Swanson, general manager ADESA Colorado Springs.
CARMEL, Ind. — ADESA has named Steve Swanson general manager of its Colorado Springs location, Cindy Kuhn regional online manager and Rich Levene general manager of ADESA Austin.
Before accepting her position as regional online manager, Kuhn served as general manager of ADESA Colorado Springs. Swanson previously served as general manager of ADESA Austin, while Levene previously served as vice president of enterprise optimization at KAR Auction Services.

Rich Levene, general manager of ADESA Austin.
Swanson began his tenure at ADESA as general manager of ADESA Austin in 2007. Before that, he was the president of AutoVIN, a subsidiary of ADESA. Kuhn started her career at ADESA in 1998 as a fleet lease manager for ADESA Lansing. She served in a similar role at ADESA Kansas City from 2006 to 2011, and was then named general manager of ADESA Colorado Springs.
Levene is a 20-year veteran of the vehicle remarketing industry, according to ADESA. During his time with KAR, he served as assistant general manager of ADESA golden state from 2001 to 2005, the company stated.
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