Covisint Names Kevin English Chief Executive Officer

DETROIT -- Covisint's board of directors today named Kevin W. English, 48, an e-commerce leader with a prestigious investment banking firm and a respected pioneer in Internet communications, as chairman, president and chief executive officer.

English was previously the managing director and chief executive officer, e-commerce, for Credit Suisse First Boston, one of the world's largest investment banking firms. During his tenure there, he created an innovative, web-enabled wealth management business that delivered Wall Street products and services to affluent investors.

Prior to his association with Credit Suisse First Boston, which began in 1999, he was the chairman and CEO for TheStreet.com , a publicly traded Internet information hub for financial market news and analysis. He also had been vice president and general manager of Nexis Enterprise Group, and served in a variety of assignments with the parent company, Reed Elsevier PLC, including vice president of sales and marketing for Lexis-Nexis.

English has more than two decades of senior executive management experience with additional technology companies such as Computervision Corporation, Aries Technology, Jupiter Technology, Control Data and Xerox Corporation.

He is a 1975 graduate of Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts.

About Covisint: Covisint, L.L.C. is a global, independent e-business exchange providing the automotive industry with leading collaborative product development, procurement and supply chain tools that give its customers the ability to reduce costs and bring efficiencies to their business operations. Developed by DaimlerChrysler, Ford, General Motors, Nissan, Renault, Commerce One and Oracle, Covisint is currently located in Southfield, Mich. The organization has also established temporary offices in Stuttgart and Tokyo. For more information about Covisint, visit http://www.covisint.com.