CHICAGO, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com, the
premier online resource for buying and selling new and used cars,
today announced that Kevin Steele,
the site's Senior Director of Enterprise Services, has been named
Vice President of Technology. In his new role, Steele is
responsible for overseeing the company's technology and development
strategy.
"With more than 20 years of experience, Kevin has brought us
unwavering technical savvy, strategic thinking and firm
leadership," said Bill Swislow,
Cars.com's Chief Information Officer. "As Cars.com looks to deliver
the most innovative and efficient car shopping and selling
experience for dealers and customers alike, Kevin was the clear
choice to lead the charge."
Steele joined Cars.com in late 2010 after consulting for the
company for six months. Assuming responsibility for
architecture, project management and vendor management within the
IT organization, Steele quickly produced results that led to a
broader role that included oversight of enterprise tools.
Steele led the technology group's broad restructuring efforts,
designed to bring better products to market, faster.
"I am working with an extremely talented team," said
Steele. "Our technologies are a major part of what makes us
an industry leader and we have an incredible opportunity to up our
game and develop the most innovative products for car shopping and
selling."
Prior to Cars.com, Steele was the Director of Internet Marketing
Technology at Allstate Insurance where he was responsible for the
Allstate.com platform and consistently creating and delivering
technical capabilities to enable business growth and customer value
via the website.
ABOUT CARS.COM
Cars.com is an award-winning online destination for car shoppers
that offers information from consumers and experts to help buyers
formulate opinions on what to buy, where to buy and how much to pay
for a car. Cars.com offers thousands of new and used vehicle
listings, consumer reviews, side-by-side comparison tools, photo
galleries, videos, unbiased editorial content and many other tools.
Cars.com put millions of car buyers in control of their shopping
process with the information they need to make confident buying
decisions. Launched in June 1998,
Cars.com is a division of Classified Ventures LLC, which is owned
by leading media companies, including A.H.
Belo (NYSE: AHC), Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), The
McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI), Tribune Company and The Washington
Post Company (NYSE: WPO).
SOURCE Cars.com