KAR Auction Services has hired automotive industry veteran Steve Jordan as Executive Vice President, KAR Global Dealer Sales. Jordan will join the company in September, after serving for seven years as CEO of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association.

“Steve is a true industry leader who understands the full automotive ecosystem, from high-level market and economic trends to the day-to-day challenges of running a dealership,” said John Hammer, President of ADESA and Chief Commercial Officer for KAR. “His broad insight and experience will keep us closely connected to our dealers and help ensure we continue delivering the innovative products and services they need. Steve’s digital mindset and entrepreneurial spirit are a perfect match for our strategy and our culture, and we’re excited to have him on the team.”

Jordan will lead KAR’s U.S. and Canadian dealer sales organization and focus on advancing the company’s portfolio of dealer-facing buyer and seller products, services and solutions. This includes ADESA’s physical and digital dealer consignment offerings as well as TradeRev.

“I am very excited to join the KAR Global team at such a transformative time at the company and in our industry,” said Jordan. “KAR’s physical and digital marketplaces, data analytics capabilities and broad technology solutions are unmatched in the industry and desperately needed by dealers across North America.”

Prior to Jordan’s nine-year tenure at NIADA, he served as CEO & executive director of Florida Independent Auto Dealers Association. Prior to that, he served as managing partner at Byrider & CNAC and was a co-founder of this.com.