Mitchell International Appoints New General Manager of Auto Physical Damage Business Unit

Mitchell International Appoints New General Manager of Auto Physical Damage Business Unit

Debbie Day has over 19 years of technology strategy and operations experience, including previous executive positions at ACTIVE Network and CCC Information Services.

Mitchell International announced that Debbie Day has joined the company’s Auto Physical Damage (APD) business unit as its general manager.

Day joins the company with over 19 years of technology strategy and operations experience, most recently as chief operating officer and senior vice president at ClosingCorp, in addition to holding executive positions at ACTIVE Network and CCC Information Services. With a proven track record of delivering innovative business development strategies, bringing new products to market and driving growth in competitive technology sectors, Day will spearhead Mitchell’s APD initiatives as the company continues to enable better outcomes for its clients.

“At Mitchell, we’re constantly looking to find new opportunities to drive value to our customers, and in order to successfully do this, hiring like-minded people who share in our company’s vision is critical,” said Alex Sun, CEO and president of Mitchell. “With Debbie’s extensive and proven product management, engineering and sales background, coupled with her passion and values, she truly embodies all of the qualities that we seek in a Mitchell leader.”

In her previous roles, Day is credited with driving multimillion dollar revenue growth, leading successful product launches and maximizing business value. At Mitchell, Day will tap into this experience to lead the company’s APD business. In her role, she will oversee an organization dedicated to bringing expansive solution and service offerings to customers while pioneering new standards and benchmarks in the auto physical damage claims and repairs markets.

“It’s a very exciting time at Mitchell and full of immense possibilities. I couldn’t be more thrilled to join an industry-leading organization that’s so committed to one shared vision – empowering better outcomes,” said Day. “I look forward to leading the APD team, as well as partnering with the executive leadership team to achieve operational, financial and strategic goals.”

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