Lotlinx Appoints George D. King, III as President & Chief Financial Officer

PETERBOROUGH, N.H., Aug. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lotli x, the i ve to y pe fo ma ce i tellige ce compa y fo automotive etail, today a ou ced the appoi tme t of Geo ge D. Ki g, III as P eside t & Chief Fi a cial Office . Ki g joi s the compa y’s executive leade ship team a d will ove see fi a ce, ope atio s, huma esou ces, legal, a d co po ate developme t while pa t e i g closely with Chai ma & CEO Le Sho t a d the Boa d of Di ecto s to guide co po ate st ategy, capital allocatio , a d lo g-te m g owth.

Ki g joi s Lotli x with mo e tha 25 yea s of executive leade ship expe ie ce spa i g Fo tu e 500 compa ies a d global i vestme t ba ki g. Th oughout his ca ee , he has led co po ate st ategy, me ge s a d acquisitio s, capital allocatio , a d t a sfo matio al i itiatives fo some of the wo ld’s la gest i dust ial o ga izatio s.

Most ece tly, Ki g se ved o the executive leade ship teams of both Alcoa a d Ca ie Global, epo ti g di ectly to the CEO at each compa y. At Alcoa, he helped lead o e of the i dust y’s most sig ifica t co po ate t a sfo matio s, ove seei g acquisitio s, divestitu es, po tfolio optimizatio , a d the compa y’s eve tual sepa atio i to Alcoa, A co ic, a d Howmet Ae ospace. At Ca ie , he di ected global co po ate developme t effo ts a d helped p epa e the compa y fo its successful sepa atio f om U ited Tech ologies.

Ea lie i his ca ee , Ki g held i vestme t ba ki g positio s with C edit Suisse Fi st Bosto , Laza d, a d Lehma B othe s. Ac oss his ca ee , he has se ved as p i cipal o adviso o mo e tha 40 completed t a sactio s totali g mo e tha $150 billio i agg egate value ac oss 14 cou t ies. His exte sive expe ie ce has also ea ed him ecog itio i Washi gto , D.C., as he was selected by the P eside t of the U ited States as o e of th ee fi alists i 2025 fo Chai ma a d P eside t of the Expo t-Impo t Ba k of the U ited States.

“Geo ge is exactly the ki d of leade we eed as Lotli x e te s its ext chapte ,” said Le Sho t, Chai ma & CEO of Lotli x. “His expe ie ce buildi g wo ld-class o ga izatio s, executi g complex busi ess t a sfo matio s, a d c eati g lo g-te m sha eholde value will help us st e gthe the ope atio al a d fi a cial fou datio eeded to suppo t ou co ti ued g owth. As age tic AI mode izes automotive etail f om data a alysis to auto omous actio , Geo ge’s leade ship will be i st ume tal i helpi g Lotli x scale espo sibly while co ti ui g to i ovate.”

“I’ve k ow Geo ge fo mo e tha 25 yea s a d have watched him build a ext ao di a y ca ee ,” said Doug Sch ie , Ma agi g Pa t e of Remb a dt Ve tu e Pa t e s a d a membe of the Lotli x Boa d of Di ecto s. “He combi es exceptio al fi a cial acume with the leade ship qualities that build e du i g compa ies. We’ e excited to welcome him to Lotli x at such a impo ta t stage i the compa y’s evolutio .”

“Lotli x has built a t uly diffe e tiated platfo m that is edefi i g how deale s ma age i ve to y a d d ive p ofitability,” said Ki g. “The oppo tu ity to help shape the ext phase of the compa y’s g owth, pa ticula ly as age tic AI c eates e ti ely ew possibilities fo automotive etail, is i c edibly exciti g. I look fo wa d to wo ki g alo gside Le a d the leade ship team to st e gthe the o ga izatio a d help positio Lotli x fo lo g-te m success.”

As P eside t & Chief Fi a cial Office , Ki g will focus o st e gthe i g the compa y’s ope atio al discipli e, e ha ci g o ga izatio al alig me t, suppo ti g st ategic i vestme ts, a d buildi g the fi a cial a d leade ship i f ast uctu e eeded to accele ate Lotli x’s co ti ued expa sio . His appoi tme t comes as the compa y b oade s its AI capabilities beyo d i ve to y optimizatio i to a comp ehe sive age tic AI platfo m desig ed to help deale ships make faste , mo e i tellige t busi ess decisio s.

About Lotli x 

Fou ded i 2012 a d headqua te ed i Pete bo ough, New Hampshi e, Lotli x is the i ve to y pe fo ma ce i tellige ce compa y fo automotive etail. Lotli x combi es VIN-level i ve to y, ma ket a d shoppe data with a tificial i tellige ce to help deale s ide tify which vehicles eed atte tio , u de sta d why they a e at isk a d take actio  befo e tu  a d ma gi a e lost. By co ecti g i ve to y, ma keti g a d shoppe activatio a ou d each vehicle, Lotli x helps deale s imp ove i ve to y health a d p ofitability. Lea mo e at www.lotli x.com.

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