KAR Auction Services Inc. d/b/a KAR Global announced that long time senior executive Warren Byrd will step down from KAR Global after 23 years with the company. Byrd most recently served as EVP of corporate development and real estate at KAR for the past 10 years, overseeing all corporate development projects and real estate acquisitions within the company’s portfolio, including 300 locations across North America and Europe.
During Byrd’s tenure, KAR acquired more than 50 auctions and built dozens more. More recently under his direction, KAR constructed its new state-of-the-art corporate headquarters in Indiana and opened the new Adesa Chicago auction, the company’s most customer focused and innovative physical auction to date.
As a graduate of Notre Dame Law School, Byrd began his career as an attorney at a law firm in Indianapolis. He joined ADESA in 1994 as general counsel and was quickly promoted to chief information officer and vice president of corporate development followed by president of ADESA Impact, a salvage auction subsidiary. Immediately prior to assuming his current role, Byrd served as EVP of corporate development at ADESA.
Over the years, Byrd has received many industry accolades including, most recently, the 2019 Remarketer of the Year awarded at the Conference of Automotive Remarketing.
Published in the July 2020 Edition
