Cobalt Appoints Julie Wainwright as EVP and GM of Dealix Division
SEATTLE--The Cobalt Group, Inc., the leading provider of marketing services to the automotive industry, today announced that it has named Julie Wainwright as Executive Vice President and General Manager of its Dealix Division.
“We are delighted to have Julie join our executive leadership team,” said John Holt, president, CEO and chairman of The Cobalt Group. “Julie’s deep experience in building and leading top-performing companies will help drive Dealix to the next level of growth and success.”
Julie Wainwright began her 25-year career in management as a brand manager for the Clorox Company. A CEO for nearly a decade, she was previously the CEO of Bellamax, a San Francisco-based company that provides digital photo enhancement services. Prior to Bellamax, Ms. Wainwright was the interim CEO at OntheFrontier, an East Coast-based firm that does strategic consulting for emerging growth countries. She has also served as CEO of Pets.com, Reel.com and Berkeley Systems.
“Dealix has an exciting opportunity to transform the market with the industry’s highest quality leads, outstanding customer service and continuous technology innovations,” said Julie. “I look forward to driving that transformation, to benefit both our customers and shareholders.”
Julie Wainwright has been recognized as one of the top women in technology by MicroTimes, the San Francisco Business Times and other organizations. She is also a regular guest speaker at industry events, such as Comdex, and at universities, including Harvard and Purdue. Ms. Wainwright has also spoken at the California Governor’s Conference for Women.
About The Cobalt Group
The Cobalt Group is North America’s leading provider of automotive marketing services. For more than a decade, Cobalt’s exclusive mission has been to help automobile dealers and manufacturers increase their retailing effectiveness and profits. Cobalt provides marketing services to more than half the automotive dealerships in the United States, Canada and Mexico and is endorsed by more than two-thirds of the world’s major automotive manufacturers. Cobalt is endorsed by the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA).
Cobalt’s Dealix division provides automobile dealerships, large dealer groups, and automotive manufacturers with the most efficient, cost-effective way to acquire customers. Dealix’s InvoiceDealers.com is one of the industry’s leading automotive portals and the largest source of Internet sales leads processed through the Dealix Lead Trading PlatformSM, a suite of proprietary technology products and business solutions. Dealix delivers thousands of serious new- and used-vehicle buyers to dealer customers daily, boosting sales while keeping customer acquisition costs low.
For more information about The Cobalt Group and its Dealix division, please call 800-909-8244. For media inquiries, please contact Cobalt’s corporate communications team at 415-971-2900 or email press@cobaltgroup.com.