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Walnut Creek, Calif. — Western Sierra Acceptance Corp. (WSAC), a consumer lender based in Northern California that specializes in automotive financing, appointed Candice Uhl as vice president of business development.
Uhl will be responsible to grow a prescreen credit data division that already ranks as one of the larger operations in the country.
Uhl comes to WSAC with over 14 years of experience with companies such as Experian and Polk. For the past 10 years she has been at Experian, with a primary focus recently in their automotive division working with OEM accounts and national dealer groups.
“We are very excited to have Candice take over management of this part of our operation,” said WSAC CEO Daniel Ridley. “With all of her experience within the industry, she is the right person to take on the challenge of growing that division for us even more.”
Uhl will be based at WSAC corporate offices in Walnut Creek, Calif.
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