Cox Automotive named Renato Razon as senior vice president, human resource business partners and employment practices, effective April 2.

Razon will lead people strategy and execution for Cox Automotive, reporting to Chief People Officer Janet Barnard.

In his new role, Razon will lead a broad team of corporate, field and business-based HR business partners. He will also serve as a business liaison for People Strategies, actively collaborating with the executive team and other key business leaders to define and execute domestic people strategies.

Most recently, Razon was chief human resources officer at Mercedes-Benz USA.