KAR Auction Services Announces Thomas Fisher as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
April 04 2017 - 3:00PM
KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE:KAR), a global wholesale
used-vehicle marketplace, technology and solutions provider,
announced that Thomas (“Tom”) Fisher has joined the company as
executive vice president and chief information officer. Fisher
brings two decades of customer-focused technology strategy,
operations, sales and product development experience to KAR. Fisher
will be a member of the company’s senior leadership team reporting
to Jim Hallett, chairman and CEO of KAR.
“For nearly two decades, Tom has been at the
forefront of designing and implementing technology solutions that
improve the customer experience,” said Hallett. “His proven track
record of success across multiple international industries makes
him uniquely qualified to lead the next stage of KAR’s digital
transformation. Tom’s addition to our organization and leadership
team is a huge win for our company and our customers.”
Fisher will be responsible for oversight of KAR’s
information technology strategy, operations and activities. Working
across KAR’s end-to-end remarketing platform, Fisher will design
and implement an enterprise strategy that leverages KAR’s diverse
technology assets to rapidly deploy the company’s data-driven
customer insights and product solutions.
“KAR’s commitment to leading technology innovation
in the wholesale used-vehicle marketplace is recognized well beyond
their industry,” said Fisher. “They’ve invested strategically and
built an impressive portfolio of assets and capabilities. I am
eager to advance the next phase of this progressive agenda, and
accelerate the delivery of first-of-their-kind solutions and
insights to KAR’s customers around the globe.”
Prior to joining KAR, Fisher served as senior vice
president of cloud operations and general manager at Genesys, a
global leader in customer experience platform solutions. Fisher
previously served as chief services officer for Interactive
Intelligence, a publicly traded, Indianapolis-based software and
cloud developer recently acquired by Genesys, where he led an
international team of over 1,000 employees. Also at Interactive,
Fisher served as vice president of global sales operations and
engineering, and director, systems engineering. Fisher graduated
from Ohio University with degrees in biology and communications
systems management before beginning his career as an IT analyst
with Andersen Consulting and applications consultant at Cisco
Systems.
About KAR Auction ServicesKAR
Auction Services (NYSE:KAR) provides sellers and buyers across the
global wholesale used-vehicle industry with innovative,
technology-driven remarketing solutions. KAR’s unique end-to-end
platform supports whole car, salvage, financing, logistics and
other ancillary and related services, including the sale of more
than 5 million units valued at over $40 billion through our
auctions. Our integrated physical, online and mobile marketplaces
reduce risk, improve transparency and streamline transactions for
customers in 110 countries. Headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, KAR
has approximately 17,400 employees across the United States,
Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom.
www.karauctionservices.com.
KAR Contacts
Media Inquiries:
Tobin Richer
(317) 249-4521
tobin.richer@karauctionservices.com
Analyst Inquiries:
Mike Eliason
(317) 249-4559
mike.eliason@karauctionservices.com
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