Manheim

Sandy Schwartz

President

Sanford (Sandy) Schwartz is president of Manheim and AutoTrader Group, both subsidiaries of Cox Enterprises, Inc.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., Manheim is the world’s leading provider of vehicle remarketing services, connecting buyers and sellers to the most comprehensive wholesale marketplace through its extensive in-lane and digital offerings. With more than 100 locations around the globe, Manheim handles approximately 8 million used vehicles annually, facilitating transactions worth more than $50 billion in value.

AutoTrader Group operates America’s largest digital automotive marketplace for automotive dealers with two of the leading brands among car buyers in the U.S.—AutoTrader.com and Kelley Blue Book. Auto Trader Group also owns several companies in the automotive software space, including VinSolutions and vAuto.

Most recently, Schwartz served as president of Cox Media Group, Inc., an integrated broadcasting, publishing, direct marketing, and digital media company. Prior to that, he was president of Cox Auto Trader, producer of paid and free publications serving consumers and dealers in the automotive market.

In 2011, Schwartz became Manheim’s president where he has led the company to identify growth opportunities in the automotive industry space. Under his leadership, Manheim acquired Dealer Services Corporation (DSC) and merged it with Manheim’s financial services to form NextGear Capital, Inc., the largest floor planning provider in the world (commercial financing for wholesalers). Prior to this role, Schwartz served as president of Cox Media Group, an integrated broadcasting, publishing, direct marketing, and digital media company. He joined Cox in 1985 and served in various roles of increasing responsibility including president of Cox Arizona Publishing, executive vice president of the Austin American-Statesman, vice president and general manager of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, executive vice president of Cox Newspapers and vice president of business development for Cox Enterprises.

Schwartz’s automotive experience includes serving as president of Cox Auto Trader from 2006 to 2008, comprised of both AutoTrader.com and AutoTrader Publishing. He has been a member of the AutoTrader Group board since 2004.

Schwartz resides in Atlanta with his wife, Sue, and has two grown married children, Jonathan and Stephanie, and two grandchildren. He enjoys golf, working out and cycling.

John Bailey

Executive VP and President, International Operations

John Bailey is executive vice president and president of Manheim's international division, which encompasses vehicle remarketing operations in the U.K., Continental Europe, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand and Thailand. Bailey leads international expansion efforts for both Manheim and the AutoTrader Group. His responsibilities include identify potential acquisitions outside of North America, as well as organic growth opportunities in both the wholesale and retail space.

Previously chief executive of Manheim Europe, Bailey was promoted to this extended role in December 2011 after joining Independent Car Auctions (ICA), then a family business, straight from college in 1979 when it comprised a single auction center based in Bristol.

Under Bailey’s ambitious leadership, ICA went on to buy a number of other auction centers to extend its network before entering into a partnership with Manheim in the U.S. in 1996, which enabled it to further expand its U.K. presence. A number of acquisitions followed that included two major competitors along with a number of complementary businesses that have established Manheim as a major force in the U.K.

John is married with one daughter and two step-daughters and resides in Bristol in the U.K.

Janet Barnard

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Janet Barnard is the executive vice president and chief operating officer for Manheim. In this role, she acts as a member of Manheim's executive leadership team, overseeing several of the groups at Manheim engaged in helping to transform the company's core business into one that seamlessly incorporates an expanding online and mobile strategy with a large brick-and-mortar footprint of more than 100 operating locations worldwide. Groups that report to Janet within the company include the Manheim Operations, Customer Management, Technology, Customer Experience, and Product Development departments.

Barnard most recently served as senior vice president and general manager for Cox Communications' Central Region. In that role, she was responsible for growing $1.2 billion region in voice, data and video services across residential and commercial base of 710,000 customers; she planned and led the largest system integration in CCI to date totaling 175 communities across five states while achieving all growth targets and leading the company in OCF margin growth. Prior to that role, Barnard served as senior vice president and general manager for other Cox Communications regional business areas including Northern Virginia, Middle America and Omaha. While at CCI, she earned a remarkable track record of achieving both financial and operational results. Throughout her career, she has been instrumental in developing strong leaders; building results-oriented teams; and most importantly, serving as a catalyst for innovative, creative customer and workplace strategies.

Prior to joining CCI, Barnard began her career in finance roles where she was consistently promoted to positions of increasing responsibility. In her first role with CCI as the vice president of Business Operations she was ultimately responsible for all financial aspects of the organization including strategic business planning, budgeting, forecasting and inventory management for 173,000 video, data and telephone customers.

Barnard was recognized in 2010 as a Betsy Magness Leadership Institute Fellow, which honors the most successful female leaders in the cable and telecommunications industry.

Barnard graduated from the University Of Nebraska with a bachelor's degree in accounting.

Andrea Kane

Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer

Andrea Kane is chief people officer for Manheim and the AutoTrader Group, both subsidiaries of Cox Enterprises. Kane leads all of AutoTrader Group and Manheim’s global people strategy areas, which includes oversight of Organizational Effectiveness, Change Leadership, Communications & Corporate Affairs, Compensation, Human Resources, Talent Management, and Employee Engagement.

Most recently, Kane served as SVP of human resources for the AutoTrader Group, where she led the company’s human resource and employee communications functions.

Kane has more than 25 years of human resources experience, with more than 15 years of experience serving as the head of human resources at global companies including Belkin, ADT Securities Inc., and CNBC. Her extensive leadership expertise extends to talent management, recruiting, employee relations, organization and leadership effectiveness, and change management. Kane also has strong expertise in compensation, talent acquisition and Learning & Development.

Kane received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in Human Resources.

Joe Luppino

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Joe Luppino is senior vice president and chief financial officer for Manheim. He is responsible for all finance functions including providing oversight for compliance, financial reporting, and business planning. He also oversees Manheim real estate and construction, Manheim Financial Services (MAFS), as well as the Total Resource Auctions business. Luppino assumed his current role in August 2006. Manheim is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc. headquartered in Atlanta with over 32,000 employees worldwide.

Prior to that, he served as Manheim's vice president and chief information officer. He took on that role in January 2004, after joining Manheim in 2000 as Manheim Interactive's vice president and chief operating officer. Prior to that time, Luppino served as executive director of marketing operations for Manheim's parent company, Cox Enterprises, Inc.

He has also served as the vice president of operations for Cox's TeleCom Towers, where he oversaw operations and the maintenance of Cox's telecommunication towers. Luppino began his career with Cox Enterprises in 1991 as vice president and general manager of Optical Data Corporation, an educational publisher of multi-media products.

Luppino is on the board of directors of the American Red Cross, Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter. He is also a graduate of St. Peter's College with a bachelor of arts degree in accounting.

Joe George

Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Joe George serves as senior vice president and chief strategy officer for Manheim and AutoTrader Group.

Most recently, George served as senior vice president of Product Development, where he directed long-range product development processes, which included researching and analyzing new or improved products, services and partnerships that provided strategic and unique competitive advantages. He was also responsible for the evolution of Manheim's digital marketplace, including Manheim Simulcast, OVE.com, Manheim.com, mobile services and multiple product solution platforms.

Prior, George was group vice president of Manheim Digital. In that role, he was responsible for the profit and loss of Manheim's digital marketplace, which included Manheim Simulcast, OVE.com, Manheim.com, Manheim's mobile services and multiple digital client solution platforms.

George joined Manheim more than 21 years ago as an auction employee and held numerous positions, including marketing manager, general sales manager and assistant general manager. He joined AutoTrader.com in 1998 and led several efforts as the company grew from a startup to the industry's leading retail classified online destination. George held various positions including vice president of Dealer Services, vice president and chief product officer, senior vice president of Operations, Customer Service and Information Technology, and senior vice president of Strategic Alliances.

George then joined AutoTrader.com's parent company, Cox AutoTrader, as vice president of Strategy and Business Development. He subsequently was promoted to president of Cox AutoTrader/AutoMart.

After merging Cox's print classified business into AutoTrader.com operations, George returned to AutoTrader.com as general manager/vice president of Private Party Advertising. George rejoined Manheim as group vice president, Digital Solutions in 2009.

George, a veteran of the automotive industry, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and a Master of Business Administration degree from The Ohio State University. He remains active in the community by volunteering with Georgia Special Olympics, St.Vincent de Paul Society, Marist Way and as chairman of the board of trustees for Notre Dame Academy.

Michael Noel

Chief Technology Officer

Michael Noel is senior vice president and chief technology officer for Manheim. He is responsible for delivering the technology systems, processes and tools that power Manheim products as well as the technical infrastructure of the business.

With more than 15 years of global business, consulting and technology experience, Noel most recently served as chief information officer for PRGX, a global business analytics and information services company. In addition to his global IT leadership responsibilities, he managed PRGX’s client data processing operations and other global shared services.

Adept in leading efforts to deliver innovative solutions and to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, agility and stability of IT services and operations, Noel began his career at A.T. Kearney in their technology and transformation practice. There he led the design, development and implementation of IT strategies and solutions for Fortune 500 clients. He also held key leadership roles at Infosys Consulting, Inc., including partner in its Information and Technology Strategies (ITS) Practice, where he drove the development of high-impact solutions and capabilities that delivered tangible value for a range of large global clients.

Noel holds a Bachelor of Computer Science degree from the University of the West Indies in Jamaica and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Nick Peluso

Senior Vice President, Customer Management

Nick Peluso is senior vice president of Customer Management for Manheim, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, one of the nation’s leading media companies and providers of automotive services. He is responsible for the Commercial Accounts, Dealer Sales, National Clients Sales Support, Pricing and Marketing & Consulting groups. Aligning Manheim’s customer management teams is one of Peluso's key focuses.

Peluso was promoted to his current role in 2002 from president of Remarketing Solutions, the division of Manheim that met the evolving needs of the vehicle-remarketing marketplace through its Inspection Solution, Recovery Solution, Title Solution, Auction Solution, Fleet Solution, and Transport Solution.

Prior to joining Manheim in October 2000, Peluso was vice president of sales and marketing for ADT Automotive, Inc. Peluso joined ADT Automotive in May of 1990 as regional director of sales, and in 1992 he was promoted to director of sales, with a primary focus on directing the company’s national sales team. Before joining ADT Automotive, Peluso, a native of Oakland, California, was with Cenval Leasing of Walnut Creek, California.

Ashish Bisaria

Senior Vice President, Customer Experience

Ashish Bisaria, senior vice president of Customer Experience, acts as the "Voice of the Customer," leading the development and execution of initiatives that enable Manheim to deliver world-class customer experiences. He reports to Janet Barnard, executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Bisaria brings 17 years of global customer service experience to Manheim. He most recently served as chief operating officer and executive vice president of client operations for Teleperformance, where he managed 50,000 call center agents for clients in the high-tech, telecom, financial and insurance industries, launched "Voice of Customer" analytics and improved customer satisfaction.

Bisaria began his career at KPMG Consulting in customer relationship management, business strategy and process improvement. He also held management roles in customer experience/service, strategy and operations at U.S. Cellular and Sprint. In addition, he served as vice president of customer service operations at Cbeyond, where he led the company's customer experience vision, strategy, and direction.

Bisaria has lived and worked in the United States, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, the U.K., Brazil and Zimbabwe, and has managed operations in the Philippines, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and South Africa, among others. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Delhi and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Bombay.

Racquel White

Vice President, Communications & Corporate Affairs

Racquel White is vice president of Communications and Corporate Affairs. In her role, White leads government affairs efforts in addition to four strategic communications areas: internal, external, executive and corporate social responsibility.

White brings 15 years of strategic communication experience in a variety of sectors to Manheim. Most recently, she served as vice president of Internal and Leadership Communications across North America for The Coca-Cola Company. As the communications director for The Coca-Cola Company Eurasia and Africa Group, White led the communications strategy across more than 90 markets, including the continent of Africa, Israel, the Middle East, Pakistan, India, Russia, and Turkey. White also served as director of shareowner affairs, where she engaged with the company's investor and shareowner base, as well as nongovernmental organizations, U.S. and European investors, and advocacy groups that influence and impact key business and corporate policy issues. Her experience has also covered a broad range of media relations, internal communications and functional operation management including global business planning.

Prior to joining The Coca-Cola Company, White worked at Marriott International with a focus on Global Internal Communications and Customer Communications for Marriott's global headquarters and its timeshare division, Marriott Vacation Club International. She also served as a communications professional for the Smithsonian Institute National Museum of Natural History, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies (a public policy think tank), and several communications and public relations agencies where she focused on annual reports, publications, press conferences, multi-lingual PR campaigns and other key communications initiatives.

White received her master's degree in public communications and bachelor's degree in Spanish and Latin American studies from American University in Washington, D.C. An active member of the community, White has served on the board of directors for Georgia nonprofits Camp Twin Lakes and Sheltering Arms, and currently serves on the board of directors for the Metro Atlanta Red Cross.

Mike McKinney

Regional Vice President, East Regional Operations

Mike McKinney is regional vice president, East Regional Operations. He is responsible for leading the operating locations in the markets located in the eastern half of the United States.

Most recently, McKinney led the markets and auction in the western part of the United States as vice president, West Regional Operations. McKinney has served in numerous key leadership roles while at Manheim including vice president of account management, where he was responsible for dealer and commercial account management efforts. Prior to that, he was vice president of Dealer Sales where he was instrumental in building and training a higher quality dealer sales force and worked with new technology initiatives for dealers. In this position, McKinney helped Manheim enhance and expand its services for dealers nationwide.

McKinney joined Manheim in October 1993 as fleet/lease manager at Atlanta Auto Auction, now Manheim Atlanta. He brought with him eight years of manufacturer experience. In August 1996, McKinney was promoted to assistant general manager of Kansas City Auto Auction, now Manheim Kansas City. He served in that position until being named general manager of Metro Detroit Auto Auction and Michigan Auto Auction in January 1999. In January 2003, McKinney was promoted to regional vice president of operations, Southwest, a position he held until being named vice president of Dealer Sales.

McKinney holds a Bachelor of Science in management from Central Michigan University.

Rock Anderson

Regional Vice President, West Regional Operations

Rock Anderson Jr. is regional vice president, West Regional Operations. He is responsible for leading the operating locations in the markets located in the western half of the United States. Anderson is a member of Manheim's executive team and most recently led the company's global people strategy areas as the vice president and chief people officer at Manheim. Anderson has also held the position of vice president of People Strategies at Manheim. In this position, he was responsible for all human resources functions including providing oversight for corporate and field operations, security and employment practices. Manheim, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., with more than 20,000 employees worldwide.

Originally from New Orleans, La., Anderson has held leadership positions with companies including Siemens, Wachovia Bank (now Wells Fargo), and INROADS, Inc. He is a graduate of St. Augustine High School, Dillard University and Tulane University.

Anderson, affiliated with numerous academic, professional and community organizations, was recently named one of Atlanta Business League's "Men of Influence" for 2013. He is on the board of directors and serves as chairman of the Strategic Implementation Committee for the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta. Currently he serves as chairman of the Benefits Committee and is a member of the Finance Committee for the Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta. He is president of the Finance Committee for St. Anthony Catholic Church, Leadership Atlanta Alumnus, and a member of the One Hundred Black Men of Atlanta. Anderson is a past president of the Dillard University Alumni Chapter in Atlanta.

Patrick Brennan

Group Vice President of Manheim Financial Services

Patrick Brennan is group vice president of Manheim Financial Services. He is responsible for overseeing NextGear Capital Inc., Manheim’s Credit & Collections function and Manheim Export.

Brennan joined Manheim in 1991 as a senior accountant. Since then, he has served in positions of increasing responsibility, including assistant general manager at both Statesville Auto Auction in North Carolina and Georgia Dealers Auto Auction in Atlanta before being promoted to director of consistency on the Best Practices team in November of 2003. In January 2006, Brennan was named director of international operations and in June 2006, he became vice president operations-Canada. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing Manheim’s existing Canadian operations, exploring new business opportunities and evaluating the growth potential in Canada. In March 2010, Brennan became market vice president for the Georgia and Tennessee markets and served in this role until becoming group vice president.

Brennan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting from Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. He is a Certified Public Accountant and is member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).