CCITRIAD Names Hoon Chung General Manager of Automotive

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 29 -- CCITRIAD, the industry leader of data services, management and information systems for the automotive aftermarket, today announced that Hoon Chung has joined the company as general manager of its automotive division. In his new role, Chung, reporting to Mike Aviles, chairman, president and CEO, will be responsible for CCITRIAD's Automotive business including, sales, marketing, operations, product development, customer support, and professional services. Chung is committed to driving growth and providing world-class customer care, maintaining and expanding the division's high growth rate, and supporting a sustainable, long-term business model to provide value for CCITRIAD customers. The company will make significant investments in next generation products and various customer service programs in the coming year. "I'm delighted to join CCITRIAD at this exciting stage of its growth," said Hoon Chung. "I strongly believe the company is poised for continued success on all fronts. The combination of its innovative solutions for the market, significant customer base, talented employees, and strong financial position make this a tremendous opportunity for the company to continue to lead this industry." Chung has more than 20 years of management experience in software and supply chain services. Before joining CCITRIAD, he was president and CEO of Eventra, Inc. where he drove growth and development of their Internet-based supplier relationship management (SRM) software solutions. Prior to Eventra, Chung was COO of Adexa, Inc., where he helped the company achieve significant revenue growth with their supply chain collaboration software product. Previous to that, he held senior positions with Numetrix, a supply chain decision support software company, as well as Fortune 500 companies such as Grand Met, Lever Brothers and Quaker Oats. Chung earned an MBA from the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a bachelor's degree in engineering from Princeton University. "Bringing Hoon on to lead Automotive reiterates our commitment to expand CCITRIAD's leadership role in the automotive aftermarket," said Mike Aviles. "Our strong financial performance and reduced debt load provide us the opportunity to invest in new leadership, next generation products and programs that will enhance the quality of our customer service." "We carefully selected a very seasoned executive like Hoon who has demonstrated the ability to deliver consistent, high quality results within best-in-class technology organizations," continued Aviles. "He has a history of driving growth and customer service. We are excited to add his experience to the CCITRIAD team." CCITRIAD will be exhibiting in booth (#5000) at the Automotive Aftermarket Product Expo (AAPEX) on November 5-8 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas.