ADESA Promotes Management in Las Vegas, Ohio
ADESA has promoted members of management at its ADESA Las Vegas and ADESA Cincinnati/Dayton locations.
ADESA has promoted members of management at its ADESA Las Vegas and ADESA Cincinnati/Dayton locations.
Jay Hinchman, previously general manager at ADESA Las Vegas, and Geoff Parker, previously general manager at ADESA Cincinnati/Dayton, were promoted to regional vice presidents to oversee the company’s new Midwest and Mideast auction regions, respectively.
Meanwhile, Brenda Aden, previously assistant general manager of ADESA Las Vegas, has been promoted to general manager. Mike Long, previously the assistant general manager of ADESA Cincinnati/Dayton, has been promoted to general manager, while Jay Smith, previously dealer sales and services manager at the location, has been promoted to assistant general manager.
Aden started her career in the industry at Manheim Denver in 1995 and served in auction management roles in both Orlando and Las Vegas, where she opened Premier’s Las Vegas Auction and served as assistant general manager. She joined ADESA Las Vegas in 2010.
Long started at ADESA in 2003 as the financial coordinator before advancing to the role of assistant general manager of ADESA Cincinnati/Dayton. Prior to that, he served as accounting manager and controller for Lovett & Lovett Associates and was the staff auditor for Ernst & Young.
Smith first joined ADESA Cincinnati/Dayton in 2005, where he served in a variety of roles, including sales manager, marketing manager, fleet/lease manager, account manager and dealer sales and service manager. Before that, he worked at Manheim’s Cincinnati Auto Auction, where he served as the sales manager for six years.
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