Manheim Promotes Six Leaders At Locations That Span Five States, Puerto Rico
Manheim moved six leaders into new roles within the company. Eddie Pope has been promoted to Auction Manager position at Manheim Houston, and five others will assume general manager positions: Nelson Acosta (Manheim Puerto Rico), Kim Dittoe (Manheim New York/Metro Skyline), David Kaflik (Manheim Louisville), John Olejniczak (Manheim Milwaukee), and Steve Sirianni (Manheim Baltimore/Washington).
Pope has spent 25 years in the auto auction industry, including 22 years with the company. Pope served as Assistant General Manager at Manheim Dallas for the past three years. He began his auction career in the reconditioning shop at Dallas Auto Auction.
Acosta, who has served as Operations Manager/Commercial Accounts Manager at Manheim Pensacola since 2011, joined the company in vehicle registrations at Manheim Fort Myers in 1997. He was named Assistant General Manager at Manheim Fort Myers in 2004, and worked at Manheim Statesville before joining Manheim Pensacola. Acosta, fluent in Spanish, holds a degree from the University of Phoenix.
Dittoe previously served as Assistant General Manager (commercial) at Manheim Pennsylvania. She has spent 24 years in the auction industry, including the last 14 years with the company. During her role at Manheim Pennsylvania, Dittoe helped grow the location’s commercial business by 18 percent by adding new business as well as increasing growth of the auction location’s current client base.
Kaflik, who became Assistant General Manager at Manheim Pennsylvania in November 2011, brings almost 25 years of industry experience to Louisville. Kaflik joined the company in 1991 as a Commercial Accounts Manager in Southern California. He has served the company in several roles, including General Manager at Manheim Denver, Regional Vice President for the Midwest and South Central, and TRA Manager at Manheim Central Penn. Kaflik earned a master’s degree in business management from Central Michigan University.
Olejniczak, who joined the company in 1994, has served as General Manager of Manheim Arena Illinois (Bolingbrook) since 2009. Olejniczak has served several roles with the company, including Assistant General Manager at Ohio Auto Auction from 1994-2003, General Manager at Manheim Cincinnati from 2003-05, General Manager at Manheim Metro Detroit from 2005-09. A graduate of Dartmouth College, Olejniczak was previously employed by General Electric in the Lighting Business group after completing their Financial Management program.
Sirianni has spent the past 23 years with the company, including his last role as assistant General Manager at Manheim New Jersey. Sirianni, who began his Manheim career as a management trainee at Manheim Fredericksburg, recently completed the Cox Leadership Program. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Millersville University in Pennsylvania.