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Two months after ACERTUS named a new chief executive officer, the tech-driven automotive logistics and services company this week announced the professional who now will be serving in the newly created position of chief revenue officer.

Tasked with leading global sales operations, driving revenue growth and supporting ACERTUS’ ongoing mission to be a leader in automotive logistics is Paul Malone.

“We have built a high-velocity, world-class sales organization and with Malone at the helm, we are well-positioned to enter our next phase of growth,”ACERTUS chief executive officer Trent Broberg said in a news release.

“A proven leader, Paul brings a track record of building and managing high-growth sales organizations along with deep transportation technology experience which made him uniquely positioned for this critical role,” Broberg continued.

From this leadership position, the company reiterated that Malone will oversee global sales efforts, identify new revenue streams, partnerships and opportunities to augment ACERTUS’ growth.

This appointment comes at a time of record expansion for ACERTUS. The company was recently recognized by Inc. for a second year in a row as one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States.

ACERTUS also highlighted Malone excels at leading teams through major transitions including acquisitions, IPOs and rapid growth, bringing more than 20 years of logistics experience at leading companies such as CargoMatic, Truckstop.com and Swift.

“ACERTUS provides unique and unparalleled value to the automotive industry which is currently in the midst of significant disruption. Our comprehensive service offering, proprietary technology solutions and unrivaled focus on the customer have proven to be a winning proposition,” Malone said. “I look forward to further accelerating our customer success and global growth.”