Amid what the company is calling a period of significant growth in sales and technology, VinSolutions has promoted Chase Abbott to vice president of sales and Ken Wiebke to senior director of technology.

In his new role, Abbott will oversee the entire sales team at VinSolutions. He joined the company in 2008 as regional sales manager over the Southeastern U.S. In 2011, he was promoted to director of sales over the East Coast, and then senior director of sales, where he led the company’s inside sales teams.

“Chase has been with VinSolutions from almost the very beginning, and is a great example of the career advancement that’s possible as the company continues to experience strong growth,” said Lori Wittman, senior vice president and general manager of VinSolutions and Dealertrack F&I.

“Chase has already been an integral part of driving success in the sales team. This new role just allows us to fully recognize his contribution and formalize the leadership he has already demonstrated. I’m extremely proud of Chase’s accomplishments and thrilled to work him in his new role.”

As vice president of sales, Abbott will focus on further improving efficiency and culture within the VinSolutions sales teams. He said his goal is to set a standard to which other sales organizations will aspire.

“It has been a dream of mine to run this department,” said Abbott. “We have built one heck of a team — one that continues to turn heads — and I am elated to have the opportunity to keep making it even better.”

Wiebke served as the company’s director of software development for the last two years. He brings more than 25 years of software technology experience to the role, including expertise in architecting large-scale distributed computing systems that involve complex integration.

“Ken has a wealth of knowledge in software delivery, engineering and Agile practices, and, even more importantly, he has shown an incredible ability to lead those around him and transfer his knowledge to the teams he builds,” said David Rice, vice president of research and development at Cox Automotive, VinSolutions’ parent company.

“This promotion is a reflection of his personal ability, consistency, commitment to quality, and drive to remove the roadblocks that may get in the way of the larger team’s success.”

Wiebke oversees the entire engineering department and will lead the department’s CRM re-platforming effort, which will allow the software to double in both capacity and support. His goal is to mature the platform to support more than 7,000 dealers, while continuing to deliver new product capabilities.

“Leading the engineering teams during a time of significant growth and evolving technology is an exciting challenge,” said Wiebke. “I look forward to helping drive the CRM to the next level of maturity and capability.”