Sonic Automotive, Inc. announced the appointment of Thien Truong as Chief Revenue Officer of EchoPark Automotive, the Company’s growing nationwide pre-owned vehicle segment, effective October 4, 2021. Truong is a fintech industry veteran with over 25 years of leadership and managerial experience building transformative products and solutions for companies including Coinstar and American Express. Truong joins Sonic’s pre-owned vehicle segment from Brightloom, where he served as the company’s President and Chief Revenue Officer. While at Brightloom, Truong launched an omnichannel software solution that automated restaurant operations and leveraged data for restaurants to create stronger customer relationships. Prior to Brightloom, Truong was the Chief Revenue Officer for Coinstar, where he led the product, revenue, marketing, and public relations departments, developing product strategy and commercialization of a new payment platform enabling consumers to digitize cash.