Report by Paragon Intel
Paragon Intel has published its Executive Diligence memo on RBA's new CEO Jim Kessler, who took on the role in Aug having been COO since 2020. An approachable and grounded executive, he melds strong financial understanding with an excellent ability to execute, which he will leverage while driving legacy RBA results and the integration of the broadly criticised IAA auto salvage acquisition. Paragon’s research includes interviews with 7 former colleagues who worked with Kessler for >27 years combined (5 were positive and 2 neutral) - sources who worked with him at Caliber Collision were the most positive, followed by RBA and then vRide.