Fueled in part by acquisitions during the past year of MAX Digital, Drivably and Monk SAS, ACV said its workforce now tops 2,000 teammates across its North American footprint.

And the digital automotive marketplace and data services partner for dealers and commercial partners welcomed its newest employee on Friday, as ACV expanded its senior leadership team with the addition of Leanne Fitzgerald as chief legal officer.

Responsible for managing all of ACV’s legal, regulatory and compliance matters, ACV highlighted Fitzgerald is a seasoned leader with experience working for public technology companies, most recently serving as general counsel and secretary for Cerence, as well as previously having leadership roles with Nuance Communications and EMC Corp.

Fitzgerald will report directly to ACV chief executive officer George Chamoun.

“Leanne’s background and intersecting interests of engineering, business and law are a perfect match for ACV to help drive our ongoing growth and foster security for our company’s continued innovations,” Chamoun said in a news release.

“Leanne’s experience will help further build trust and transparency as we continue to expand our team, bringing unique perspectives to push data-driven digital technologies that enable customers to source, value, buy, sell, and manage inventory, in an ever-evolving industry,” Chamoun continued.

In this role, the company also said Fitzgerald will provide counsel to the board of directors, executive team and additional senior management team members. She will also serve as secretary to ACV’s board of directors.

“I am excited to join the ACV team as the company further builds upon its mission to provide advanced digital data-driven solutions to its customers with its growing team of industry leaders,” Fitzgerald said.

“Having a background in the automotive technology space, I look forward to building upon that and partnering with the leadership team to ensure the continued development of ACV’s offerings addressing the needs of our customers and shareholders,” Fitzgerald went on to say.