Adesa, a business unit of global vehicle remarketing and technology solutions provider KAR Auction Services, Inc, announced that Matt Laughridge has been named general manager of Adesa Mobile Auctions. Laughridge brings nearly two decades of industry experience to the newly created role.
Laughridge joined the auto remarking industry in 1999 and has rich experience in both auction management and sales roles. He most recently served as director of mobile auction sales and operations at Manheim.
Sawyer Walker has been promoted from regional to national manager of Adesa UVA, the company’s program of dealer-to-dealer sales.
Walker was managing the UVA program for Brasher’s Auto Auctions when Adesa purchased the auction group in 2016. He continued in that role until he was promoted to regional UVA manager for Adesa in 2018. He had previously served in a sales role for Brasher’s.
Adesa is expanding UVA sales with an additional bi-weekly UVA sale at Adesa Las Vegas and a weekly UVA sale at Adesa Dallas expected to launch this summer.
Published in the July 2019 Edition