ADESA Names Greg Beck, Jim Sale to Auction General Manager Positions
ADESA Seattle today announced that Greg Beck is its new general manager. Beck was previously employed as GM at ADESA Sacramento.
ADESA Seattle today announced that Greg Beck is its new general manager. Beck was previously employed as GM at ADESA Sacramento.
Replacing Beck at ADESA Sacramento is Jim Sale, former general sales manager for ADESA Sacramento. ADESA Seattle and ADESA Sacramento are two of 54 wholesale vehicle remarketing auctions owned by Indianapolis-based ADESA Corp., an ALLETE company (NYSE:ALE).
A business management graduate of San Jose State University and an ADESA University Leadership Development Program (LDP) candidate, Beck joined ADESA Sacramento in 2001 as general sales manager before he was promoted to general manager of ADESA Sacramento in 2002. As general manager for ADESA Seattle, Beck will oversee daily business operations at the auction and he will be responsible for building and enhancing relationships with used-vehicle dealers and fleet and lease accounts.
A graduate of Sacramento State University, Sale began his career with ADESA Sacramento in 2002 after spending four years as a sales representative with Brasher’s Auto Auction. At ADESA Sacramento, Sale will oversee daily operations while growing the auction’s consignment sales.
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