DALLAS –

Alliance Auto Auction announced recently that it has brought on former National Auto Auction Association president Jimmy Compton as the auction’s regional sales and operations manager.

In this post, Compton will head up Alliance’s business development efforts to help increase corporate and fleet accounts.

His most recent position was as director of national accounts at Metro Auto Auction of Phoenix/Dallas. Compton was general manager of Manheim Arena before that post.

He was NAAA’s 2002-2003 president.

“We are thrilled to have Jimmy join the Alliance team. He is an experienced and well-known industry leader and will be a valuable asset to our team,” said Tim Adams, general managing partner at Alliance Auto Auction.

Compton added: “I’m excited to be able to utilize the experience I have acquired over the years with this unique, young company and help contribute to their rapidly growing footprint in the industry.  The Alliance team is really more like a family, and I am so honored to be a part of it.”