Alibris Expands Executive Management Team By Appointing New Chief Technology Officer; Leading Seller of Hard-to-Find Books Hires World-Class Technical Talent.Business Editors EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2000 Alibris, the leading source for rare and hard-to-find books, today announced the appointment of John Petrone, former Chief Information Officer of Della & James Inc., as its new Chief Technology Officer. Prior to Della & James, Petrone was Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Preview Travel Inc. "I'm delighted to welcome John into our executive management team," said Martin Manley, Alibris' President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "John's track record and technical expertise ensure that we will be able to integrate our complex back-end systems for our business-to-business customers and develop a world-class consumer Web site." "Alibris is the technology leader in the hard-to-find book space," said Petrone, "and I look forward to helping the team achieve more and more challenging technology goals." Prior to joining Preview Travel, Petrone held technical positions at Oracle, Lotus Consulting Services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" , Price Waterhouse, and Andersen Consulting See Accenture. , and received a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
About Alibris Alibris is the world's easiest and most reliable source for delivering hard-to-find books to consumers, booksellers, and libraries. Using the power of its warehoused inventory, dealer network, and e-commerce systems, Alibris makes it easy for people and companies to locate and purchase books they otherwise could not find. Alibris is a private company based in the San Francisco Bay area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay , and is backed by Silicon Valley venture investors Bedrock Bedrock - A C++ class library for Macintosh user interface portability. Capital Partners, Weiss, Peck and Greer Venture Partners, and Aberdare Ventures. Further information on the company can be obtained from its Web site, www.alibris.com. |
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