Asbury Automotive Group, an automotive retail and service company, has appointed George Villasana as general counsel and vice president, effective April 16.

Villasana joins Asbury from Swisher Hygiene, where he served as general counsel and senior vice president. In the past, he's also served as general counsel and executive vice president at Pet DRx Corporation, and corporate counsel at automotive retailer AutoNation. Villasana began his career as an attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission