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TillmanCarlson Recruits Ron Beaver As Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer For ADESA, Inc.

Oak Brook, IL (February 27, 2006) - TillmanCarlson recruits Ron Beaver as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for ADESA, Inc.

Beaver joins ADESA from Otis Elevator, the world's largest elevator company with $10 billion in sales, where he was most recently Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Beaver joined Otis in 1990 and held the positions of Vice President of e-Business and Director of Sales Operations before becoming CIO. Prior to Otis, Beaver held positions of increasing responsibility and scope at The Singer Company and DuPont.

Beaver holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Lock Haven University.

About ADESA, Inc.

Headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, ADESA, Inc. (KAR) is a leading provider of wholesale vehicle auctions and used vehicle dealer floorplan operations in North America with 53 ADESA used vehicle auction salvage vehicle auction sites and 84 AFC loan production offices. For further information on ADESA, visit www.adesainc.com.

About TillmanCarlson (Formerly Blackbird Partners)

Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, TillmanCarlson is a senior level executive search firm specializing in the recruitment of CEOs, CFOs and CIOs for a broad range of companies from venture-backed start-ups to large, global corporations.