XLerate Group promotes McAllister to VP of digital strategy & sales - Auto Remarketing

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Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, 12:57 PM

INDIANAPOLIS -

One of the previous honorees included in Auto Remarketing’s annual Remarketing & Used-Car Industry’s 40 Under 40 listing is continuing to forge a successful career in the wholesale space.

On Wednesday, XLerate Group Auctions announced the promotion of Kelly McAllister to vice president of digital strategy and sales.

“Digital buying and selling are having us focus on where one of our core strengths needs to be, and that is human resource investment,” said Cam Hitchcock, chief executive officer of XLerate Group Auctions.

“By promoting Kelly McAllister, I feel like we are putting ourselves in a prime position to continue to lead independent auctions in the digital marketplace,” Hitchcock continued in a news release.

Senior vice president of sales Pat Dudash added, “Kelly continues to grow XLerate’s online platform presence. By investing in the right people at the right geographic locations, we have immensely grown our business in the online digital space.”

After initially coming to XLerate Group’s Texas Lone Star Auto Auction in 2013, McAllister joined the XLerate Group corporate team in 2015; the year before he was a part of the 40 Under 40 honorees.

McAllister also had a 10-year stint with Manheim, working in the dealer sales group, emphasizing mobile auctions and OVE. McAllister then went to Dealertrack, where he worked with and trained hundreds of dealerships around the country on digital vehicle procurement. He is a charter member of the OVE product board and has overseen the most extensive independent auction growth year-over-year with SmartAuction, which has landed six XLerate Group Auctions in the SmartAuction Top 10.

Reacting to the latest executive promotion, McAllister said, “I welcome this challenge and opportunity as we continue to grow our digital platform sales. And with the addition of Liquid Motors to XLerate’s toolbox, I feel like we can go to the next level.”

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