CHICAGO -

During a week where the online wholesale vehicle market has been front-and-center, Vehicle Acquisition Network had some news of its own to share Wednesday.

The company, which gives dealers an avenue to source used vehicles from private parties, named a new chief operating officer. 

Appointed to the position was Mark Curcio, who has been with VAN since 2017, when he began as director of learning and development before moving to director of operations. 

Prior to VAN, Curcio worked with Ford, Navistar, BMW and MSX International. 

“I’m very excited about this change because Mark embodies and exercises the company's core values of Respect, Innovation, and Leadership,” VAN founder and chief executive officer Tom Gregg said in a news release. 

“Having the opportunity to work with Mark for the past four years, I've seen first-hand his growth as a person and his impact on our entire team,” he said. 

Curcio added: "One of the goals for the company was that we create an awesome culture. I consider myself one of the guardians of our culture. When we’re happy, and we’re communicating, and we’re empathetic with each other, we’re going to produce better results and elevate each other because we’re passionate about what we’re doing.”