KAR Auction Services announced the appointment of two new vice presidents on Friday. The company outlined that Toby Hahn has been hired as its new vice president of total rewards while Brad Jokovich has been promoted to the position of vice president of human resources.

Jim Hallett, the company’s chairman and chief executive officer, welcomed the two to their new positions within the company.

“Our talented employees play a key role in the success of the company,” said Hallett. “We are dedicated to ensuring that we continue to hire and retain the right individuals in the right positions. Toby and Brad will contribute greatly to the growth and accomplishments of the organization.”

In his new position as vice president of total rewards, Hahn will lead all activities regarding the company’s compensation, benefits and human resource management systems while also managing a team responsible for planning, designing, developing and executing strategic compensation and benefit programs across KAR’s various business units and locations.

Hahn's prior posts include time as  vice president of global compensation benefits and human resources systems at Remy International, senior financial analyst of capital projects at Exempla Healthcare, and senior financial analyst at Heritage Environmental Services. 

Jokovich, as vice president of human resources, will lead the HR team throughout North America and the United Kingdom. He is also now responsible for talent management, succession planning, training and development, and organizational and operational effectiveness in the HR department. Jokovich most recently served as the director of human resources at the Automotive Finance Corp.

“Toby and Brad bring many years of experience in human resources, and we are confident that their expertise as human resource leaders will assist in strengthening the success of the company’s recruitment and business initiatives,” said Lisa Price, KAR’s executive vice president of human resources.

In other KAR-related news, ADESA announced on Thursday that the company’s ongoing support of the Youth Automotive Training Center has earned the company “top contributor” status with the organization.

Over the course of the last 17 years of partnership with the center, ADESA has donated $1.8 million to the organization, which is a tuition-free, hands-on program that teaches basic automotive repair, job readiness and life management skills to at-risk young adults in the Deerfield Beach, Fla. area.

The center was established by Jim Moran, the founder of JM Family Enterprises, in 1984.

“Jim Moran was a pioneer in our industry with an incredibly generous spirit,” said Bob Rauschenberg, executive vice president of sales, marketing and special services for ADESA. “He was always so appreciative of ADESA’s donations — he treated us like rock stars.”

To learn more about the Youth Automotive Training Center, click here.