CDK Global Appoints Eileen Martinson and Steve Schuckenbrock to Its Board of Directors
September 06 2016 - 4:05PM
CDK Global, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDK) announced today that its board of
directors has appointed two new highly qualified independent
directors, Eileen J. Martinson and Stephen F. Schuckenbrock, to its
board, effective immediately. With these additions, CDK expanded
its board to 10 directors.
“We are pleased to have added these two accomplished,
independent directors to our board. Both Eileen and Steve possess
invaluable knowledge of software, sales, marketing, and operations,
and we look forward to working with them as we execute our plans to
enhance shareholder value,” said Leslie Brun, non-executive
chairman of the board.
“Our transformation plan has gathered significant momentum, and
our Board and management remain keenly focused on operational
execution, capital structure, product strategy and revenue
growth. As we continue the execution of our plan and
implement our strategy to connect dealers even more closely to
consumers, the combined expertise of Eileen and Steve will be a
valuable addition to our board,” said Brian MacDonald, chief
executive officer of CDK Global.
“We are very pleased with the appointment of Eileen and Steve to
the CDK board. Both are tremendously skilled and knowledgeable
executives whose expertise will complement CDK’s board of
directors. Eileen has deep experience in the software
industry including her current role as CEO of a highly successful
Thoma Bravo company and Steve has a long history of operational
roles and board positions with companies like Micro Focus and
Compuware. We are confident that their insights will be of
benefit to Brian and his team as they continue to successfully
implement their transformation plan,” said Jesse Cohn, senior
portfolio manager at Elliott Management.
Eileen Martinson, 62, is the CEO of Sparta Systems, a leading
provider of enterprise-quality management software solutions. Prior
to joining Sparta Systems in 2011, she served as the COO at
Allscripts. Before Allscripts, she served as EVP of global sales,
services and support at Misys and served in various management
positions at Oracle, SAP, Siebel Systems, Gartner, Ariba and
Accenture. She has served as a director at AdvancedMD since March
2016 and Chair of the Board of Trustees at Philadelphia University
since 2013. Ms. Martinson graduated from Philadelphia University
with a bachelor’s degree in finance.
Steve Schuckenbrock, 56, is the CEO of CROSSMARK Inc., a leading
provider of sales, marketing and merchandising services for
manufacturers and retailers. Prior to joining CROSSMARK in December
of 2014, he was the CEO of Accretive Health, and prior to that held
numerous leadership positions at Dell. His career also
includes management positions at EDS, IBM, PepsiCo and Frito Lay.
He is currently a director at Micro Focus and has served on a
number of boards, including Compuware, Staples and AT Kearney. Mr.
Schuckenbrock also serves on the advisory boards of Texas Christian
University and Enactus, an international non-profit that enables
entrepreneurial skills to students. He graduated from Elon
University with a bachelor’s degree in business.
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.
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