AutoTrader.com Names Bradley K. Mohs Chief Technology Officer.Business Editors & High-Tech/Automotive Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2000 AutoTrader.com, the world's largest used car marketplace, today announced the appointment of Bradley K. Mohs as Chief Technology Officer. Mohs will drive the company's technology direction and will oversee all AutoTrader.com's development activities, production systems and operations. Before joining AutoTrader.com, Mohs held the position of regional technology director at CSC Consulting Group where he led the Southeast's 120-person technology consulting staff con·sult·ing staff n. The body of specialists affiliated with a hospital who serve in an advisory capacity to the attending staff. . There, he also served as chief technologist for high-priority clients to help them address technical problems and lay the groundwork for future projects to follow. He developed complex computing infrastructures and distributed software architectures for ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. , data warehousing and other systems requiring extremely high availability, reliability and performance. "Brad's expertise is invaluable and will be a major asset for AutoTrader.com," said Chip Perry, 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. of AutoTrader.com. "His extensive knowledge of technology will help us create and maintain the most powerful used car marketplace in the industry." Mohs brings more than 18 years of experience in the technology field to AutoTrader.com. He has also been a director of information systems at IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) US Marketing & Services, serving as the principal information systems architect. Prior to IBM, he served as a software systems engineer for General Dynamics & Bell Helicopter designing and developing software for embedded, real-time avionics, communications, navigation, command and control systems. Mohs holds an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix and a BS in Engineering and Computer Information Sciences from the University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. . About AutoTrader.com AutoTrader.com (www.autotrader.com), the world's largest used car marketplace, fundamentally improves the way people buy and sell cars by providing a comprehensive source of credible information and a selection of more than 1.5 million used vehicles for sale. AutoTrader.com is the exclusive online distributor of the automotive listings contained in the Auto Trader(R) and AutoMart(R) print magazines published by Trader Publishing Company. AutoTrader.com is also the exclusive online distributor of used car listings data collected by Manheim Auctions, Inc. and the Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing Same as data processing. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AUD AUD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Australian Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ). AutoTrader.com's investors include Cox Enterprises, Inc., Manheim Auctions, Inc., Landmark Communications, Inc., the Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and eBay Inc. In recent news, AutoTrader.com introduced www.ebay-autotrader.com, the Internet's largest auction-style used car marketplace, as a result of an alliance between AutoTrader.com and eBay Inc. |
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