Steve Jordan, CEO of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA), has been named Executive Vice President of KAR Global Dealer Sales and will officially join the company in September.
“Steve is a true industry leader who understands the full automotive ecosystem, from high-level market and economic trends to the day-to-day challenges of running a dealership,” said John Hammer, President of ADESA and Chief Commercial Officer for KAR.
He adds that Jordan’s broad insight and experience “will keep us closely connected to our dealers and help ensure we continue delivering the innovative products and services they need.”
The company is positioning Jordan to lead KAR’s U.S. and Canadian dealer sales part of the business, and focus on pushing the company’s dealer-facing buyer and seller products, services, and solutions forward — including ADESA’s physical and digital dealer consignment offerings, and TradeRev.
According to the company, Jordan’s track record includes leading multi-functional sales, marketing and product teams, generating significant business growth, and navigating change in environments ranging from a start-up phase to large national associations.
Prior to working at NIADA, Jordan was the CEO and Executive Director of Florida Independent Auto Dealers Association (FIADA). He also served as Managing Partner at Byrider & CNAC, and was a co-founder of this.com.
“I am very excited to join the KAR Global team at such a transformative time at the company and in our industry,” said Jordan. “I look forward to building on the strong foundation of partnership with KAR’s dealer base and working collaboratively with them to navigate the challenges and many opportunities ahead.”
