Open Lending recently added a pair of new executives, who combine to possess more than 30 years of industry experience.

The provider analytics, risk-based pricing and automated decision technology for credit unions and other auto finance companies hired Brice Beard as vice president of captives and finance and Alan Coursey as regional vice president of sales in the Northwest region.

As the new VP of captives and finance, Open Lending highlighted that Beard brings more than 25 years of experience in the auto-finance space, most recently as the major account executive at TransUnion. Although the first half of Beard’s career was spent in the finance company side of the business, Open Lending pointed out his recent roles have focused on selling into and managing provider accounts with a focus on credit data and technology platforms.

In his new role at Open Lending, Beard will be using his expertise to lead sales efforts in relationship to captives and finance companies.

“I am very excited to join Open Lending so that I can educate the captive/bank/FinCo space on the benefits of the Lenders Protection Program,” Beard said in a news release.

Coursey joins Open Lending as the regional vice president of sales in the Northwest region after five years at State National Co. While there, Coursey was named Salesperson of the Year two out of the past three years.

In addition to his success at State National, Open Lending mentioned Coursey has previous experience working for several Fortune 500 companies in sales and management positions. Coursey’s leadership and tremendous relationships in the Northwest will be key in expanding Open Lending’s presence and market share moving forward. is equally eager for his new role saying,

“I am extremely excited to join the Open Lending team,” Coursey said. “This organization is best in class at transcending the near and non-prime auto lending industry. I look forward to working alongside financial institutions in the West/Northwest and providing the platform that will allow them to approve more auto loans.”

Open Lending president and chief executive John Flynn reiterated what Beard and Coursey bring to the company.

“Both have extensive backgrounds in the automotive industry and bring a wealth of knowledge and information to the company,” Flynn said. “We are glad to have them on board.”