Adesa, a business unit of a global vehicle remarketing and technology solutions provider, Kar Auction Services, Inc., disclosed that Eddy Cusan has been promoted to vice president of commercial sales for Adesa Canada and Wesley Kent has been promoted to the newly created position of vice president of programs and operations for Adesa Canada.
In his new role, Cusan will be responsible for leading the executive sales team that manages Adesa Canada commercial client relationships and sales efforts for both physical auction and upstream remarketing services. He started at Openlane in January 2007 as a program director overseeing several North American private label programs. When Kar acquired Openlane, an internet-based business-to-business automotive remarketing company in 2011, Cusan transitioned into an executive sales role for Adesa, and since 2015 has taken on additional responsibilities including contributions to sales team leadership and the comprehensive sales strategy for all Kar entities in Canada.
In his newly expanded role, Kent will enhance the customer experience across the entire Adesa Canada platform with technology and service improvements. He started at Adesa Halifax as an online coordinator in 1999 and in 2001 moved to Adesa Canada corporate office to join the new eBusiness team. Since 2004, Kent has overseen product development and online operations and taking his product expertise into the Adesa IT organization. In 2012, he was promoted to senior director of online operations to oversee Adesa Canada’s internet remarketing initiatives, including the integration of Openlane.
Published in the January 2018 Edition
