As vice president of legal, Heather Greenawald leads ADESA’s legal team and manages relationships with outside counsel. She partners with ADESA’s senior management team to lead and implement the company’s strategic vision and oversee its legal functions. Greenawald also manages customer compliance for ADESA and its parent company, KAR Auction Services. She works with personnel at all levels to respond to customer audits and to develop and implement policies ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Greenawald joined ADESA in 2015, bringing more than 18 years of experience advising executive management on strategic and operational matters. She served as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for hhgregg, a large publicly traded retail company based in Indianapolis. While at hhgregg, she managed litigation, developed and implemented policies and served as a key advisor to senior management. Her career also includes time with Ingersoll Rand as assistant general counsel and 10 years as vice president and associate general counsel for Sallie Mae.

Greenawald has a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University and a juris doctor degree from Harvard Law School.