@Road Names Thomas C. Hoster as Chief Financial Officer.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1999-- @Road(TM) Inc. Thursday announced that Thomas C. Hoster has joined the company as vice president and chief financial officer. @Road is a leading Internet information services See IIS. company that delivers location-specific e-commerce solutions to the mobile workforce and the communities they serve by using a patented technology that combines the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. (GPS) and wireless data networks. Hoster brings more than 25 years of financial management experience to his new role with @Road, and will oversee the company's finance, human resources, investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. and legal functions. "Tom Hoster's excellent reputation among the investment community, coupled with his extensive experience in creating and managing the financial structure of both privately held and publicly traded companies publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. is of the utmost importance to @Road as we look to rapidly grow our business," said Krish Panu, @Road president and chief executive officer. "With Tom on board, @Road has finished assembling a highly experienced, world-class management team that will help the company become the premier provider of Internet-based, business-to-business services for companies with a mobile workforce and fleet operations." Hoster comes to @Road from GetSmart.com, where he was senior vice president and CFO See Chief Financial Officer. for this Internet-based financial services provider which was sold to Providian Financial Corporation in 1999. Prior to his position with GetSmart, Hoster was vice president and CFO for ClickAction, a publicly held software company that is a leading provider of e-mail relationship management solutions. He has also served in financial management positions with Octel Communications, Chemical Bank and Mid-America Federal. Hoster has a B.S.E. degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Stanford University. About @Road Inc. @Road is a leading Internet information services company that delivers location-specific e-commerce solutions to the mobile workforce and the communities they serve. FleetASAP(SM), powered by @Road, is the first of these solutions, offering fleet management through the Internet -- anywhere, anytime. @Road is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation with headquarters in Fremont, Calif. For more information, visit the @Road Web site at www.atroad.com. @Road, the @Road logo, FleetASAP, iLM1000 and iDT2000 are trademarks and/or service marks of @Road Inc. |
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