Matt Itami will serve as the general manager of ADESA Chicago, while Cheryl Toler will serve as the general manager of ADESA Fresno.
ADESA has appointed two new general managers to its auctions in Chicago and Fresno, Calif., according to a company announcement.
Itami
Photo courtesy of ADESA.
Matt Itami will serve as the general manager of ADESA Chicago, while Cheryl Toler will serve as the general manager of ADESA Fresno.
Toler
Photo courtesy of ADESA.
Itami brings six years of automotive industry experience to ADESA Chicago, according to ADESA. Most recently, Itami served as assistant general manager of ADESA Flint. Before then he was a business manager of Flint Auto Auction and finance operations manager for Inviso.
Toler is bringing 30 years of auto auction experience to her new role as general manager of ADESA Fresno. Most recently, she served as assistant general manager at ADESA Los Angeles. She’s been at ADESA Los Angeles for 16 years, and before then she worked at ADT Automotive.
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