ADESA CEO and leadership

Jake Johnson is a Chief Executive Officer at ADESA and is based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Richard Griskie oversees the product development and operations of technology solutions for ADESA, OPENLANE and several subsidiary businesses.

Griskie brings more than 25 years of experience in the automotive technology industry, beginning with management and leadership positions at Accenture. Later he served in executive roles at Reynolds & Reynolds and at JM Family Enterprises, including chief information officer of JMsolutions. Prior to joining ADESA in 2016, he served as vice president of technology operations and process at Dealertrack Technologies. Griskie has a proven track record of leading technology teams to achieve exceptional levels of performance and deliver breakthrough results.

Paul Lips is a Chief Revenue Officer at ADESA and VP:Investor Relations at ADESA and is based in Carmel, Indiana. He has worked as Exec VP:Finance & Operations at ADESA, Controller/Asst Treasurer at ADESA, and Manager at Geo S Olive & Co. Paul works or has worked as MEMBER at INDIANA CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACC. He studied at Ball State University between 1986 and 1990.

As chief operating officer, Srisu Subrahmanyam leads the strategic growth and development of the U.S. auction operations group for ADESA, bringing a process-driven mindset to delivering superior customer service and operational effectiveness.

Subrahmanyam joined KAR in 2017 as senior vice president of business transformation-overseeing business transformation and enterprise optimization, ensuring that KAR is operationally aligned around strategic priorities and that the company’s execution capabilities are effectively deployed across the platform.