After making a big splash earlier this month with news that Cars.com founder and former president Mitch Golub had joined its board of directors, DRIVIN appointed a veteran of KAR Auction Services and the co-founder of CarBuyCo as its vice president of partnerships.

DRIVIN, a recently launched online solution that aims to help dealers secure pre-owned cars at wholesale prices, named Leslie Vander Baan to the position.

Vander Baan will report directly to DRIVIN chief executive officer Kayne Grau and will head up all developing, managing and expanding partnerships throughout the business.

Her background includes starting CarBuyCo, a KAR company that provided a virtualized car-buying program, and eventually expanded from a pilot operation to 50 locations in less than a year.

She also founded Automotive Consignment, a consignment-based automotive buying and selling service.

Before moving to DRIVIN, Vander Baan was with Automotive Finance Corp., another KAR company.

“As a recognized leader and visionary in the auto sector, I am extremely happy to have Leslie within our company. She brings with her an extensive and impressive background in the automotive industry that will be a key component in our growth over the next year,” said Grau.

“We look forward to drawing on her expertise as we expand into new markets,” he added.

Vander Baan added: “DRIVIN is changing the face of the used car industry by helping dealers source and manage their inventory faster and more efficiently. The opportunity to positively impact dealers within one of their most critical profit centers is substantial. I'm thrilled to be joining the dynamic team at DRIVIN during such an exciting time.”