ADESA names new regional VP, 3 new auction GMs

ADESA has named a new regional vice president and three new auction general managers.

Appointed to be regional VP for the central region is Craig Estep, and the new auction GMs are Keyvan Nayeri at ADESA Houston, Mina Ibrahim at ADESA New Jersey, and Brandon Clay at ADESA Tulsa.

Estep has been in the auction industry for more than 30 years and had been GM of ADESA Jersey since 2014.

“With Craig’s extensive experience in the automotive industry and strong customer relationships, we’re excited to bring his expertise and leadership to our central region,” ADESA president John Hammer said in a news release.

“His consistent success leading our auction teams to drive positive results will be a huge asset to ADESA customers across the region,” Hammer said.

Nayari was most recently GM at CarMax in Virginia and Ibrahim was most recently assistant GM and ADESA New Jersey. Clay joined ADESA Tulsa in 2020 as the dealer relations manager and has managed the dealer relations and commercial accounts teams there ever since.

“Keyvan, Mina and Brandon all have extensive experience in the retail side of the automotive business, bringing key connections and valuable skillsets to the teams at Houston, New Jersey and Tulsa,” said Hammer. “Each will bring a customer-first leadership approach that will inspire the teams to optimize processes and field resources to meet customer needs more effectively.”