Auction firm bidadoo drove over 65 percent new seller accounts in Q2, with record 2021 sales and revenues. To better serve its growing international customer base, bidadoo announced the appointment of Frank Wilson, Vice President of Operations. With over a decade of auction and remarketing experience with some of North America’s largest equipment companies, he will lead and expand the continued growth of the bidadoo operational infrastructure.
Wilson’s background includes over 10 years of experience in the auction industry, manufacturing, sales and other leadership roles in both the U.S. and Canada, and selling to a global audience. Recent positions include VP of Operations with Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Senior Vice President of Rollac Shutters and General Manager at Jeld-Wen.
“We are very proud to add such industry veterans and leaders to the bidadoo team to help scale the organization to support our growing customer needs.” said Howard Hawk, President of bidadoo. “Frank brings a customer-focused approach which is a great fit for our culture of bidadoo PRIDE. We look forward to Frank’s leadership, experience, ideas, and customer-culture to help manage and build on our continued growth and success.”
To support bidadoo’s surging growth, Wilson will spearhead the development of the international infrastructure to scale the organization to meet bidadoo customer’s transition to online marketplaces. Wilson will lead the implementation of next-generation scalable auction technologies, state-of-the-art and detailed equipment reports, international infrastructure and partners to support flexible customer needs, and the industry’s leading online auction management platform.
“I joined bidadoo because of the company’s desire to create greater value for our customers by enhancing bidadoo’s most efficient and transparent offering.” said Wilson. “I believe in the company’s commitment to provide the best net returns as a result of excellent remarketing options, standing behind every item sold, and auctions backed by the bidadoo 100 percent guarantee.”