In addition to opening a new Retail Solutions Center in the Detroit area, Manheim has bulked up staffing on its inventory solutions team with two new vice presidents.

Derek Hansen was named vice president of Digital Inventory Solutions — earning a promotion from an interim post to which he was named in January — while Angela Babin was named to the newly created position of vice president of Retail Solutions.

Hansen will head up Manheim’s digital operations and reports to Grace Huang, senior vice president of inventory solutions; Babin will be “responsible for executing a strategy designed to maximize market return and deliver optimal client service,” the company said in a news release. She reports to Shane O’Dell, Manheim’s senior vice president of Vehicle Solutions.

Before joining the Manheim team, Hansen was Cox Automotive’s senior director of strategy. Babin held leadership roles with Pep Boys, Central Parking System, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Affirmative Insurance and zag.com before joining Manheim.

In other news from this side of Manheim’s operations, the company opened its latest Retail Solutions facility. The center — which will be overseen by Manheim Detroit — is located in a 50,000-square-foot renovated facility in Flat Rock, Mich. (The rest of the renovated property will continue to be used as marshaling yard).

“By bringing together other Cox Automotive brands, Manheim’s Retail Solutions is in a unique position to deliver end-to-end services that clients value,” Huang said in a news release. “It’s a natural extension of our wholesale auction activities, and dealers have told us that the service choices help with their inventory readiness and logistics needs.”

Manheim Detroit general manager Mandy Savage added: “This new operation exemplifies Manheim’s commitment to be a strong business partner and area employer. It feels amazing to be part of something that will create business opportunities and jobs, positively contributing to the comeback of this region.”

This follows the most recent addition of a Retail Solutions facility in Darlington, S.C., which Auto Remarketing visited in May.

Additional locations are slated to open at Manheim Orlando, Manheim St. Louis and Manheim Houston by the end of 2016.