Wayne Mitchell

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Global Senior Vice President Business Development at Sedgwick

Camano, Washington, United States

Overview

Wayne Mitchell is the Global Senior Vice President of Business Development at Sedgwick, specializing in the automotive aftersales and aftermarket industries. He focuses on disrupting the market with innovative solutions for brand protection, recalls, and warranty issues. He studied Organizational Leadership at Vanderbilt University.

Wayne values his professional network, considering them friends, and emphasizes the importance of spending time with friends and family to relax and recharge. He reflects on being blessed with a vast network of connections and wishes them well during the holidays.

He was credited by a colleague for taking ALLDATA from no market presence to becoming a key leader in the collision industry.

Personality Overview

Strong-Willed

Risk-Taker

Decisive

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Vehicle Recalls
He actively engages in and promotes discussions and events around vehicle recall management, compliance, customer campaigns, and buyback accountability.
Automotive Aftermarket
His career is centered on deep expertise in the automotive aftersales sector for both mechanical and collision verticals.
Brand Protection
In his current role, he spearheads global growth initiatives focused on solving complex brand protection challenges for clients.

Media Appearances

Wayne has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Global Senior Vice President Business Development at Sedgwick
12-2020 - 6-2025
Global Director Sales and Marketing at Sedgwick
6-2016
Global Vice President of Business Development Automotive at Sedgwick
6-2016 - 12-2020
Global Director Automotive Solutions at Stericycle
2-2015 - 8-2015
Vice President National Sales at Tire Profiles Inc.

Education

2012 - 2012
Organizational Leadership from Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management
2003 - 2006
Business from Regis University

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Exp : 25 Location : Camano, Washington, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Global Senior Vice President Business Development at Sedgwick
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Insights For Selling To Wayne

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Be respectful but crisp

DONT's

  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Wayne is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Wayne

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Wayne move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Wayne take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Wayne

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