Keely Smith has been with AutoIMS for 22 years currently serving as Vice President of Contracts and Business Services. Her areas of responsibility include contracts, compliance, billing, receivables and client relations. She spent her early years as the Customer Service Manager handling onboarding and training for many of AutoIMS’s current auctions and clients. She started her career at MCI Telecommunications, initially considered an industry “disrupter” since they were instrumental in championing changes in the legal and regulatory world that led to the breakup of the AT&T monopoly.  AutoIMS was a perfect fit for a career change, a company consistently looking for ways to improve the remarketing processes through technology and bringing the remarketing industry together. Recognized for her contributions to the industry and to the growth of AutoIMS, she was honored as a “Women in Remarketing” in 2011. She was recognized in 2018 by Element Remarketing with the Laurie Dobberphul award. She also serves as an IARA Board Member, sub-committee co-chair on the IARA Education and Compliance committee and as a Councilwoman for GROW.

In her spare time, she enjoys pickleball, wine collecting, hiking and travel. She is active with charities focused on animal rescue and mentoring. An avid reader, she is also involved in two book clubs focusing on historical fiction.