Another executive from the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association has taken a role with a service provider for buy-here, pay-here operators.

Buckeye Dealership Consulting, which offers re-insurable products and other solutions for dealerships, announced this week that Shaun Petersen has been named the company’s executive vice president and chief legal officer in a move that became effective on Monday.

Petersen departing NIADA came a few months after Steve Jordan left the association for an executive position at KAR Global.

Petersen had been with NIADA for nearly five years, serving as senior vice president of legal and government affairs. He was responsible for building much of NIADA’s public policy and government affairs programs, including its political outreach.

“Shaun is uniquely positioned to help Buckeye serve its major constituencies including retail and buy-here, pay-here independent dealers, automotive finance companies, commercial trucking, state and national trade associations and our other industry partnerships,” Buckeye Dealership Consulting chief executive officer Robert Fox Sr. said in a news release.

“His many years of strategic, policy and legal experience will keep us connected with our core customers and pursue new opportunities for growth. I am excited to welcome Shaun to the Buckeye team,” Fox continued.

All told, Petersen brings nearly 20 years of automobile industry experience to the position at Buckeye.  Prior to his tenure at NIADA, he was a founding partner in Mac Murray, Petersen and Shuster, a boutique law firm representing a wide range of clients in the used-car industry including dealers, finance companies, auctions and service providers.

Petersen’s professional career also includes time as a senior deputy attorney general and chief of the consumer protection section in the Ohio attorney general’s Office.

“I feel honored to be part of the Buckeye family of staff, customers, and partners,” Petersen said.  “I look forward to working together as we help our clients realize the opportunities available to them through our suite of products and services.”