Randy Kobat is the newest executive at Lotlinx, as the company on Wednesday appointed him as its chief commercial officer.

Kobat comes to Lotlinx after most recently serving as president of Repair OnDemand, a division of Repairify backed by Kinderhook Industries.

Lotlinx highlighted that Kobat brings decades of executive leadership experience across automotive software and services to this role where he will oversee sales, marketing, and client success, driving alignment, execution, and commercial growth as Lotlinx expands its footprint and strengthens its solutions for dealerships.

Kobat has a long history of shaping high-growth businesses in automotive technology. Most recently, he served as

Prior to being with Repair OnDemand, Kobat spent nine years at Cox Automotive, leading major businesses including vAuto, Kelley Blue Book Instant Cash Offer, HomeNet, and Dealertrack DMS.

Earlier in his career, Kobat held leadership positions at CDK Global, Service Repair Solutions, and Trilogy Enterprises.

“Randy has been a trusted advisor to Lotlinx for years, and we are thrilled to officially welcome him to our executive team,” Lotlinx executive chairman Len Short said in a news release. “He brings a rare combination of commercial expertise, strategic vision, and deep automotive industry experience.

“Randy’s leadership will be key to aligning our commercial operations and helping Lotlinx capture the full potential of our market opportunity,” Short continued.

Lotlinx went on to mention Kobat’s leadership will focus on elevating the company’s commercial strategy, optimizing client engagement, and accelerating growth through data-driven insights and innovative solutions for the retail automotive industry.

“Dealers don’t need more opinions and channel debates; they need answers they can use on Monday morning,” Kobat said. “Lotlinx ties performance to real inventory at the VIN level, so teams can stop guessing and take action.

“I’m joining to align sales, marketing, and client success around execution that helps dealers move the right vehicles faster, waste less spend, and protect gross,” he went on to say.