HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.,
March 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- CDK Global, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDK) today announced the
appointment of Ron Frey as executive
vice president and chief strategy officer. Frey will join CDK
in April and have global responsibility for strategy and business
development as well as product management. He replaces
Malcom Thorne, who is retiring after
more than 15 years with CDK.
CDK Global President and CEO, Brian P.
MacDonald, said, "Ron Frey
has been a respected strategist and operating executive within the
automotive industry for many years, and we are pleased to have him
join the CDK Global executive leadership team. Ron will
oversee corporate strategy, business development, and product
management as we continue our focus on delivering the kinds of
innovative products and services that dealers need to grow and
manage their businesses. Also, I want to thank Malcolm Thorne for his many contributions to
CDK's success and wish him well."
"I am pleased to be joining CDK Global at a time when the
automotive retail experience is evolving rapidly and dealers need
innovative solutions," said Frey. "CDK is in a unique
position to help our dealers utilize technology and data to better
serve the needs of today's auto-buying consumers."
About Ron Frey
Frey is
an automotive innovator, beginning his career in the automotive
industry in 1985 when he identified a niche market founding a full
service auto-buying service that grew into one of the nation's
leading credit union auto-buying programs before selling to TrueCar
in 2005 when he joined TrueCar as their COO/Partner.
In 2007, Frey took on the role as president of AutoNation Direct
where he focused on developing and testing bold new initiatives in
transactional sales outside the traditional store environment and
was later promoted to chief strategy officer of AutoNation,
Inc. AutoNation Direct was the company's incubator
company for testing and validating capabilities that ultimately led
to AutoNation Express, the parent company's fresh, industry-leading
approach to digital sales connecting the digital experience to
in-store operations that was launched in 2015. More
recently, Frey has been providing consulting services to the
automotive industry through his company, RL Frey.
About CDK Global
With more than $2 billion in revenues, CDK Global (Nasdaq:CDK)
is a leading global provider of integrated information technology
and digital marketing solutions to the automotive retail and
adjacent industries. Focused on evolving the automotive retail
experience, CDK Global provides solutions to dealers in more than
100 countries around the world, serving more than 27,000 retail
locations and most automotive manufacturers. CDK's solutions
automate and integrate all parts of the dealership and buying
process from targeted digital advertising and marketing campaigns
to the sale, financing, insuring, parts supply, repair and
maintenance of vehicles. Visit www.cdkglobal.com.
Investor Relations Contact:
Taze Rowe
847.485.4012
taze.rowe@cdk.com
Media Contact:
David Webster
469.222.3667
david.webster@aberdeenstrategies.com
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