Shift Technologies, Inc. Appoints Ryan Lawrence as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
November 08, 2021 at 04:05 pm EST
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Shift Technologies, Inc. announced the appointment of Ryan Lawrence as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Lawrence brings to the position over fifteen years of leadership experience across a large international law firm and multiple public companies. Most recently, he served as Deputy General Counsel, Corporate at Cushman & Wakefield and was previously Partner in the Corporate and Securities Group at Mayer Brown LLP. Lawrence?s in-house experience also includes Assistant General Counsel at Royal Caribbean and Chief Legal Officer at Textura, where he led the legal effort in its 2013 IPO and sale to Oracle in 2016. Lawrence earned his J.D. from University of Illinois Chicago School of Law and B.S. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Lawrence?s appointment was effective Nov. 1, 2021.
Shift Technologies, Inc. is a consumer-centric omnichannel retailer transforming the used car industry by leveraging its end-to-end e-commerce platform and retail locations to provide a technology-driven, hassle-free customer experience. The Companyâs segments include Retail and Wholesale. The Retail segment represents retail sales of used vehicles through the Companyâs e-commerce platform and fees earned on sales of value-added products associated with those vehicle sales, such as vehicle service contracts, asset protection waiver coverage, prepaid maintenance plans, and appearance protection plans. The Wholesale segment represents sales of used vehicles through wholesale auctions or directly to a wholesaler (DTW). Its technology platform provides a seamless consumer experience for buying a car from the search and discover experience on the website to a seamless digitally driven purchase transaction, including financing and vehicle protection products.