ATLANTA, Oct. 28, 2019 – Holly Capps has been promoted to senior vice president of Manheim sales, reporting to Tim McKinley, chief sales officer at Cox Automotive. Since July, Capps served as the Manheim sales leader on an interim basis.
As vice president of commercial sales for Manheim since 2017, she developed and executed a sales strategy that delivered nearly $2 billion in annual revenue and grew business with key strategic clients.
Under Capps’ leadership, the Manheim sales team will focus on identifying the unique needs of each client and bringing a customized approach to meet their specific business requirements. The goal is to become a business partner for clients, providing full-service inventory solutions that make it easier for clients to do business better.
"I’m pleased to welcome Holly as our new sales leader for Manheim,” said McKinley. “She has the depth of experience and leadership skills to propel Manheim even further in the future as well as help us continue to create a high-performing, integrated team to provide exceptional client service.”
Capps said: “I’m honored to lead Manheim’s dealer, commercial and consulting teams as we partner with our clients and our operations team to fuel client growth now and in the future. We are excited about the variety of solutions we can offer across all of the Cox Automotive brands that will enable our clients to be wildly successful.”
Before joining Cox Automotive, Capps had a 20-year career with Cox Media, the advertising sales division of Cox Communications, where she earned a reputation as a leader who drives results while leading transformation – resulting in Cox Media realizing significant revenue growth.
About Cox Automotive
Cox Automotive Inc. makes buying, selling, owning and using cars easier for everyone. The global company’s 34,000-plus team members and family of brands, including Autotrader®, Clutch Technologies, Dealer.com®, Dealertrack®, Kelley Blue Book®, Manheim®, NextGear Capital®, VinSolutions®, vAuto® and Xtime®, are passionate about helping millions of car shoppers, 40,000 auto dealer clients across five continents and many others throughout the automotive industry thrive for generations to come. Cox Automotive is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc., a privately-owned, Atlanta-based company with revenues exceeding $20 billion. www.coxautoinc.com
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