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Scott Drehs has been named ADESA’s first-ever leader of major dealer accounts after serving as regional vice president of operations for AFC, another KAR Auction Services brand.
ADESA has appointed Brian Wong, Mark Melton, and Eric Carpenter to the general manager post at its Flint, Las Vegas, and Colorado Springs locations.
KAR Auction Services has fully integrated and officially rebranded the recently acquired CarsOnTheWeb as ADESA Europe, serving dealers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and fleets in more than 50 countries.
Matt Laughridge and Sawyer Walker have joined ADESA as general manager of mobile auctions and national manager of dealer-to-dealer sales.
Former assistant general managers Kevin Stumm and Jeff Brinkley will lead ADESA’s Des Moines and Salt Lake auctions, respectively, while former Salt Lake GM Rob Brasher remains in a reduced role.
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The firm named Steve Langdon, who joined the KAR family 15 years ago, to the role. The more than 20-year industry veteran will be responsible for implementing the ADESA Canada dealer sales strategy and promoting KAR’s integrated digital, mobile and physical auction services.
Manheim and ADESA reopened their Florida auction facilities last week, as Hurricane Irma moved north toward Tennessee.
Manheim said it's closing four of its Florida auctions on Friday ahead of Hurrican Irma's expected landfall there. The storm battered Puerto Rico on Wednesday after striking the northern Lesser Antilles and the Virgin Islands with 185-mile-per-hour winds.
Houston auto auctions are slowing coming back online after assessing the impact of Hurricane Harvey.