CHICAGO, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com, the
premier online resource for buying and selling new and used
vehicles, announced today the promotion of Kayne Grau to Chief Technology Officer. In
this role, Grau will oversee the execution of the company's
business mission through development and deployment of applicable
technologies, establish the company's technical vision and lead the
company's technology development. Grau will also ensure
successful execution of the design, development, deployment and
operation of systems supporting all aspects of the
organization.
"This move reflects Kayne's expanding strategic role in the
company as well as his success over the last three years leading
the transformation of our technology organization," said
Bill Swislow, Cars.com Chief
Information Officer. "That transformation has been broad,
including adoption of agile methodology, a makeover of enterprise
architecture, creation of vendor management and planning functions,
greater efficiency and reliability in our core platforms, and an
extremely successful recruiting and retention program. Kayne's
mature leadership has helped build a technology department that is
increasingly viewed as one of the company's key differentiating
assets."
Grau joined Cars.com in 2008 as Director of Development.
Prior to that Grau worked in a senior management capacity with
Allstate Insurance, World Access Corporation, DIRECTV, and
eToys.com. He has over 15 years' experience in management, team
development and start-ups. As a result of his expertise, Kayne has
participated in a variety of industry panels, workshops and
speaking engagements, most recently in Chicago's Business Agility Executive Forum.
Grau received his Bachelor of Science degree in Management from
National Louis University. When not at
Cars.com, he spends his time working with non-profit companies and
serving in advisory roles for multiple local start-up
companies.
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. With price listings, side-by-side comparison tools,
photo galleries, videos, unbiased editorial content and a large
selection of new- and used-car inventory, Cars.com puts 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 Belo (NYSE: BLC), Gannett Co., Inc.
(NYSE: GCI), The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI), Tribune Company and
The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).
SOURCE Cars.com