DALLAS, Dec. 3, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Copart, inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) announced the
addition of two new members to its leadership team today: Chief
Financial Officer Leah Stearns and
Chief Legal Officer Paul
Kirkpatrick.
Leah Stearns, Chief Financial
Officer
Leah will lead Copart's finance and accounting
functions to help enable the company's continuing profitable
growth. She is a seasoned Fortune 500 executive, serving most
recently as chief financial officer of CBRE, a global leader in
commercial real estate services and investments, and previously in
financial and operational leadership roles at American Tower. She
holds an MBA from Boston College's
Carroll School of Management and a
bachelor's degree in finance from the Questrom School of Business
at Boston University.
Paul Kirkpatrick, Chief Legal
Officer and Corporate Secretary
Paul will lead Copart's
legal department and help guide the company in areas of corporate
law, transactions, commercial contracts, real estate, compliance,
litigation, and government affairs. Paul has extensive experience
as a general counsel and chief legal officer, most recently at
BayoTech Hydrogen, Omnitracs (including through its recent
acquisition by Solera Global Holdings), and a decade at Commercial
Metals Company. Kirkpatrick holds a law degree from the Dedman
School of Law at Southern Methodist
University and a bachelor's degree in History from
Baylor University.
Paul succeeds Gregory DePasquale,
who recently announced his intentions to retire as Chief Legal
Officer and Secretary after nearly 25 years with the Company.
Jeff Liaw, Copart Co-Chief
Executive Officer: "Greg has been an instrumental contributor to
Copart's growth and prosperity for a substantial portion of our
history – during his tenure, our market capitalization has grown
over 100-fold. From our transformation to a purely online auction,
to expanding our auction and real estate footprint across the
globe, to our entry into new business lines and markets, Greg has
been a trusted strategic counselor and invaluable colleague. We
wish him all the best in his well-earned retirement."
Both new executives will begin their duties with Copart on
Dec. 5.
About Copart
Copart, Inc., founded in 1982, is a
global leader in online vehicle auctions. Copart's innovative
technology and online auction platform links sellers to more than
750,000 Members in over 170 countries. Copart offers services to
process and sell vehicles to dealers, dismantlers, rebuilders,
exporters, and to the general public. Copart sells vehicles on
behalf of insurance companies, banks, finance companies, charities,
fleet operators, dealers, vehicle rental companies, and
individuals. With operations at over 200 locations in 11 countries,
Copart has more than 250,000 vehicles available online every day.
Copart currently operates in the United
States (Copart.com), Canada (Copart.ca), the United Kingdom (Copart.co.uk), the
Republic of Ireland
(Copart.ie), Brazil
(Copart.com.br), Germany
(Copart.de), Finland
(Copart.fi), the United Arab
Emirates, Oman and
Bahrain (Copartmea.com),
and Spain (Copart.es). For
more information, or to become a Member,
visit Copart.com/Register.
CONTACT: Fatima
Ali,
972-489-3713, fatima.ali@copart.com
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