ATLANTA – As part of its continuing efforts to develop talent and execute on its business objectives, Manheim has promoted three leaders to general manager positions. Kevin Cook (Manheim North Carolina), Jesse Nelson (Manheim New York) and Bonnie Williams (Manheim South Houston) assumed their new roles May 2.
“These new general managers know the ins-and-outs of the dealer business, after serving in progressive Manheim positions for at least a decade,” said Mark Ford, RVP, Southeast. “As industry leaders, they are prepared to bring fresh, creative solutions to their clients.”
Cook joined Manheim in 2000 as a controller at Manheim Nashville. He worked in a number of roles including assistant general manager and market reconditioning manager. As assistant general manager of Nashville, Cook was responsible for approximately 300 team members for all customer-facing departments, including dealer sales and services, marketing/promotions, front office, arbitration and commercial accounts management. Cook consistently grew transactions and increased dealer revenues during his tenure.
Nelson began his career with Manheim Tucson as the arbitration manager in 2003. From this position he joined the sales team of OVE—Manheim’s 24/7 Bid or Buy Now wholesale vehicle marketplace—and quickly found his niche working with clients to take their wholesale strategy online. His success led to additional roles of increasing responsibility within the organization throughout the West, including a return to Manheim Tucson as GM from 2012-2014. Most recently, Jesse was the regional sales director for Manheim, where he worked to grow transactions and increase dealer revenues in the Southwest and Texas regions.
Williams joined Manheim in 1990 as a bookkeeper for Manheim Metro Dallas. She progressed to the role of general manager in 1999 and led the location until its consolidation in 2011. As general manager, she delivered year-over-year revenue growth while improving customer service. Most recently, Williams served as senior director of transportation logistics for Ready Logistics, supporting the South territory as the business line integrated with Manheim.
“The general manager role at Manheim is critical to building relationships with dealers and identifying strategies that increase their speed to market and profitability,” said Matt Trapp, RVP, Northeast. “With the addition of Kevin, Jesse and Bonnie, we’ve rounded out our powerful team and are ready to take market operations to the next level.”
About Manheim North America
Manheim® is North America’s leading provider of vehicle remarketing services, connecting buyers and sellers to the largest wholesale used vehicle marketplace and most extensive auction network. Through its 115 physical, digital and mobile auction sales, the company helps dealer and commercial clients achieve business results by providing innovative end-to-end inventory solutions. Approximately 18,000 employees enable Manheim to register about seven million used vehicles per year, facilitate transactions representing nearly $50 billion in value and generate annual revenues of more than $2.6 billion. Headquartered in Atlanta, Manheim North America is a Cox Automotive™ brand. For more information, visit http://press.manheim.com.
About Cox Automotive
Cox Automotive, Inc. is transforming the way the world buys, sells and owns cars with industry-leading digital marketing, software, financial, wholesale and e-commerce solutions for consumers, dealers, manufacturers and the overall automotive ecosystem worldwide. Committed to open choice and dedicated to strong partnerships, the Cox Automotive family includes Autotrader®, Dealer.com®, Dealertrack®, Kelley Blue Book®, Manheim®, NextGear Capital®, vAuto®, Xtime® and a host of other brands. The global company has nearly 30,000 team members in more than 200 locations and is partner to more than 40,000 auto dealers, as well as most major automobile manufacturers, while engaging U.S. consumer car buyers with the most recognized media brands in the industry. Cox Automotive is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., an Atlanta-based company with revenues of $18 billion and approximately 55,000 employees. Cox Enterprises’ other major operating subsidiaries include Cox Communications and Cox Media Group. For more information about Cox Automotive, visit www.coxautoinc.com.
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