Hagerty, Inc. has named Gary Chard as its new senior vice president of marketplace operations. Chard will join the senior leadership team of Marketplace, Hagerty's growing business to support members and enthusiasts who are buying and selling collector cars. He will oversee all aspects of Marketplace operations, including live and digital auctions, private sales, financing and classifieds.

Prior to joining the company, Gary served as Vice President of Leasing Operations & Work Retail for The Taubman Company and the executive leasing liaison with Simon Property Group. He was responsible for the continuous evaluation of operations to improve efficiency and developing new tools and processes to maximize productivity. Additionally, Gary was the CEO and Founder of a food and beverage recruiting and staffing company, which scaled to approximately 8,000 staff and 2,000 business users in the Detroit market.

Previous roles include Senior Vice President, Head of Global Compensation & Human Resources, Americas at Sotheby's New York and London as well as Senior Vice President, Head of Global Compensation and HR Technology at Sotheby's. Chard holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business & Sports Studies from Southampton Solent University. Additionally, he holds a Human Resources Leadership Academy Certification from the Corporate Leadership Council and has taken multiple Human Resources Studies courses at Cornell University.