CARMEL, Ind. — Vehicle auction and remarketing services provider ADESA (div. KAR Auction Services) has named David Fountaine general manager of its ADESA Buffalo auction. Fountaine brings more than two decades of experience in the corporate, educational, nonprofit, and government sectors.

“Dave has strong experience in training, development, and sales — holding various management positions throughout his extensive career,” said Geoff Parker, Midwest regional vice president at ADESA. “His success at every level in process and performance improvement, business development, and customer relationship building will be a great asset in fostering our customer-experience focused culture.”

Fountaine spent nearly 14 years at Maritz, an international provider of market research, sales incentives, and training and development. He holds a Ph.D. in training and performance improvement as well as professional certifications in human resources and has served as adjunct or assistant professor for multiple colleges and universities since 2005.