Shift has expanded its footprint and its executive team.
Starting with the geographic growth, Shift has added a second market in Texas. The used-car ecommerce platform said Tuesday it has launched its car-selling service in San Antonio, giving consumers there the ability to sell their cars directly to Shift.
“We are thrilled to be in a position to double down our markets in Texas,” Shift co-chief executive officer Toby Russell said in a news release. “As with our other markets in California, Washington and Oregon, each market brings its own unique opportunities, and we look forward to bringing our unparalleled service to the San Antonio area.”
Customers in greater San Antonio can go to Shift.com to get an instant estimate for their car. If the customer then wants to proceed in getting an evaluation, he or she can book an appointment to have a Shift Concierge come out to evaluate the car and make an offer.
If the offer is accepted, the transaction is completed at that time on an iPad, with payment to the customer arriving digitally within days, Shift said.
Shift adds accounting, recon leaders
In other news from the company, Shift said last week it has hired Blima Tuller as controller and senior vice president of accounting, as well as hiring Tim Brauer as vice president of fixed operations.
Tuller will head up accounting at Shift and Brauer will lead reconditioning operations.
Tuller was most recently chief accounting officer at Magnite; Brauer was most recently regional senior vice president of service operations at CarMax.
Other recent management hires have included chief financial officer Cindy Hanford and chief revenue officer Mark McCollum.
“In the last year-plus, Shift has rounded out an incredibly well-poised management team,” Russell said in that release. “We are doubling down on this commitment to world-class leadership by adding these executives to our finance and operations teams, both of whom come to us with extensive and valuable experience in their respective fields.”
Source : AutoFinanceNews
