Copart Announces Hiring of New Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer

DALLAS, Dec. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Copart, inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) introduced the addition of two new members to its management crew at this time: Chief Monetary Officer Leah Stearns and Chief Authorized Officer Paul Kirkpatrick.

Leah Stearns, Chief Monetary Officer
Leah will lead Copart’s finance and accounting features to assist allow the corporate’s persevering with worthwhile progress. She is a seasoned Fortune 500 govt, serving most lately as chief monetary officer of CBRE, a world chief in industrial actual property providers and investments, and beforehand in monetary and operational management roles at American Tower. She holds an MBA from Boston Faculty’s Carroll Faculty of Administration and a bachelor’s diploma in finance from the Questrom Faculty of Enterprise at Boston College.

Paul Kirkpatrick, Chief Authorized Officer and Company Secretary
Paul will lead Copart’s authorized division and assist information the corporate in areas of company regulation, transactions, industrial contracts, actual property, compliance, litigation, and authorities affairs. Paul has in depth expertise as a normal counsel and chief authorized officer, most lately at BayoTech Hydrogen, Omnitracs (together with by means of its latest acquisition by Solera International Holdings), and a decade at Industrial Metals Firm. Kirkpatrick holds a regulation diploma from the Dedman Faculty of Regulation at Southern Methodist College and a bachelor’s diploma in Historical past from Baylor College.

Paul succeeds Gregory DePasquale, who lately introduced his intentions to retire as Chief Authorized Officer and Secretary after practically 25 years with the Firm.

Jeff Liaw, Copart Co-Chief Government Officer: “Greg has been an instrumental contributor to Copart’s progress and prosperity for a considerable portion of our historical past – throughout his tenure, our market capitalization has grown over 100-fold. From our transformation to a purely on-line public sale, to increasing our public sale and actual property footprint throughout the globe, to our entry into new enterprise strains and markets, Greg has been a trusted strategic counselor and invaluable colleague. We want him all the very best in his well-earned retirement.”

Each new executives will start their duties with Copart on Dec. 5.

About Copart
Copart, Inc., based in 1982, is a world chief in on-line car auctions. Copart’s modern expertise and on-line public sale platform hyperlinks sellers to greater than 750,000 Members in over 170 international locations. Copart provides providers to course of and promote automobiles to sellers, dismantlers, rebuilders, exporters, and to most people. Copart sells automobiles on behalf of insurance coverage corporations, banks, finance corporations, charities, fleet operators, sellers, car rental corporations, and people. With operations at over 200 places in 11 international locations, Copart has greater than 250,000 automobiles accessible on-line every single day. Copart at the moment operates in the USA (Copart.com), Canada (Copart.ca), the United Kingdom (Copart.co.uk), the Republic of Eire (Copart.ie), Brazil (Copart.com.br), Germany (Copart.de), Finland (Copart.fi), the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Bahrain (Copartmea.com), and Spain (Copart.es). For extra data, or to change into a Member, go to Copart.com/Register.

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