Cox Automotive Canada has added four automotive industry members to its leadership team — all of which will report to Maria Soklis, President of Cox Automotive Canada & Cox Automotive Brazil.
“These leaders will further strengthen and diversify our leadership capability through their vast knowledge and experience and will play a strong role in supporting our organization as we transform the way the world buys, sells, owns and uses cars,” said Soklis.
Brian Murphy, former Vice President of Research & Analytics at Canadian Black Book, steps into his new role as Managing Director, KBB & Data Solutions, Cox Automotive Canada & Cox Automotive Brazil. Murphy is a senior auto industry professional with proven management and team leadership experience in marketing, market research, advertising, and communications.
Laurent Villanueva, who most recently held the position of Executive Vice President, Client Services at Dealer-FX, is now the Chief Customer Officer for Cox Automotive Canada. He is fully bilingual and has been described by the company as a “results-driven leader with extensive customer experience and business development background” in the auto industry.
Paula Rietta joins the team as Group General Counsel & Risk, Cox Automotive Canada & Cox Automotive Brazil. She previously worked as Vice President of Legal at Ford Credit Canada Company, and has vast global automotive and financial industry experience.
The other addition to the team is Ray Ramotar, former Director of Operations at BMO Automotive Finance. He joins the organization as the Managing Director for Dealer Lender Solutions (NextGear Capital), Cox Automotive Canada.
“With these additions to an already strong group of leaders and nearly 1,000 incredible team members across the country, I’m further convinced of Cox Automotive Canada’s ability to guide and support our clients and our industry through a period of significant change and transformation,” said Soklis.
