He joins the company as it continues to build a new-car platform for automotive manufacturers and new-car dealerships.
Mr Graham has more than 20 years of experience across various media organisations including News Corp, SCA and ARN.
He was most recently at Nova Entertainment, where he led sales teams across Brisbane and Sydney from both a local and national perspective.
Mr Graham said he was passionate about building strong relationships and giving his team the best opportunities to grow and succeed, with the ultimate goal of delivering business success for his customers.
“When I saw the opportunity to join CarExpert, I jumped at the chance to apply for the commercial director – marketplace role,” he said.
Team leader: Michael Graham drives from Nova to CarExpert to oversee the growing website’s sales operation across Australian dealerships
“Watching the growth and success the CarExpert team is creating from afar, I wanted to be a part of it. To be joining the business is exciting and I’m looking forward to applying my sales leadership to drive higher growth in the dealership market.”
CarExpert CEO Damon Rielly said: “Every time we have an opportunity to bring someone new into the business, we are searching for the very best.
“Michael brings exceptional sales leadership and has plenty of direct sales experience across the automotive sector.
“He is a great addition to our executive leadership team and I’m confident he will drive our unique CarExpert proposition to new heights with new car dealerships across Australia.”
CarExpert co-founder Alborz Fallah said: “We have grown our revenue nearly 400 per cent over the past 12 months on our way to achieving our aspirational goals.
“I’m really happy that we continue to become an employer of choice and we attract some of the best talent in the country. Michael is someone who I’m confident will bring dynamic sales leadership to our Marketplace team.”
Mr Graham will start with CarExpert on August 28 and will be based in the Brisbane head office with Mr Rielly and Mr Fallah.
By Neil Dowling
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