XLerate Group Auctions’ Charleston Auto Auction in Moncks Corner, S.C., has hired Nichole Brannon as executive sales director, noting that Brannon brings 13 years of auto remarketing industry expertise.

Brannon was previously senior manager of client services for Manheim Darlington, overseeing the auction’s client-facing departments.

“Her practical knowledge of auctions and affinity for customer service relationships make her a powerful addition to our auction,” Charleston Auto Auction general manager Laura Taylor said in a news release.

Taylor added, “We are very excited to have Nichole join us, and with her addition to our outstanding sales and marketing team, we look forward to a grandly successful 2020.”

Also in her position with Manheim Darlington, Brannon served as field sales manager for the Carolina market and was also a field sales representative.