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ATLANTA – July 19, 2016 – Adding bench strength to its inventory solutions team, Manheim recently announced the selection of two new members to its leadership team. Effective immediately, Derek Hansen is vice president of Digital Inventory Solutions, reporting to Grace Huang, senior vice president of Inventory Services at Manheim; and Angela Babin is vice president of Retail Solutions, reporting to Shane O’Dell, senior vice president of Vehicle Solutions at Manheim.

“Clients have asked us to continue to innovate, enhance efficiencies and provide the best digital solutions to help them thrive,” said Huang. “Derek has been instrumental in growing our digital channels and continuing to meet clients’ evolving business needs.”

“Angie has deep industry experience and expertise in developing new businesses while growing sales,” O’Dell added.  “We are excited to have Angie join our team to help us further develop our Retail Solutions’ offerings while delivering solutions that that save time and enhance client growth.”

The new leadership team members include:

• Derek Hansen: Promoted from the interim position he has held since January, Hansen now assumes full responsibility for Manheim’s digital operations as vice president of Digital Inventory Solutions. Hansen is responsible for setting the company’s long-term plan in the ever-evolving digital space and works closely with teams from Manheim, RMS Automotive and vAuto to create a customer-focused digital strategy that takes advantage of the deep expertise of these brands. Prior to his work with Manheim, Hansen was senior director of strategy for Cox Automotive.

• Angela (Angie) Babin: In Manheim’s newly created role of vice president of Retail Solutions, she is responsible for executing a strategy designed to maximize market return and deliver optimal client service. Retail Solutions provides dealers with greater access to high-quality services that produce retail-ready vehicles and allows them to seamlessly obtain Retail Inspections, professional vehicle merchandising, and retail quality mechanical, detailing and reconditioning services. Babin recently joined the Manheim team after serving in a variety of leadership roles with Pep Boys, Central Parking System, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Affirmative Insurance and zag.com.