DealerTrack Appoints Rick G. Von Pusch as Senior Vice President of Customer Development
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Aug. 23, 2006 -- DealerTrack, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. , today announced the appointment of Rick G. Von Pusch to the position of Senior Vice President of Customer Development.
In this role, Von Pusch will be responsible for understanding and fulfilling the current and future needs of DealerTrack's customers through the integrated efforts of its sales, marketing and customer support functions. He has over 18 years of experience leading sales and marketing activities within the automotive retail industry.
"Rick's deep experience within automotive software and services strongly supports our mission of providing high-value, low cost, integrated software and data solutions to our network of customers and partners," said Mark O'Neil, Chairman and CEO. "We are very pleased to have him join the DealerTrack team and look forward to his contributions in growing our business and developing innovative, customer-focused products and services."
"DealerTrack's emphasis on customer satisfaction and delivering easy to use solutions to help improve dealer profits has already created a huge, loyal customer base," said Von Pusch. "I am thrilled to be joining this winning team to help achieve the company's growth objectives."
Von Pusch, 44, most recently served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at 5Square Systems, a provider of CRM, desking and menu products. Prior to that position, Von Pusch was Vice President of U.S. Retail Sales at Reynolds and Reynolds Corporation, where he led a large team of field and inside sales professionals focused on selling and retaining a full range of solutions and services for automotive retail customers.
About DealerTrack (http://www.dealertrack.com/)
DealerTrack is a leading provider of on-demand software and data solutions for the U.S. automotive retail industry. The company's online credit application processing product automates and accelerates the automotive financing process, while its integrated subscription-based software enables dealers to receive consumer leads, compare financing and leasing options, sell insurance and other aftermarket products, document compliance, and execute financing contracts electronically. Over 22,000 dealers, with more than 85% of all franchised dealers; over 250 financing sources, including nine captives and the 20 largest U.S. independents; and other service and information providers are active in the DealerTrack network.