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Edmunds.com Chief Financial Officer Charles Farrell Named "CFO of the Year"


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SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, today announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Charles Farrell, was named “CFO of the Year” by the Los Angeles Business Journal at its September 9 award luncheon.

“Charlie is the consummate CFO, with the experience, talent and versatility to successfully manage all of the functions of a company’s finance department,” said Avi Steinlauf, President of Edmunds.com. “He’s been an integral part of the company during a period in which we grew annual revenue by 2,000 percent.”

The Los Angeles Business Journal awards are presented to financial professionals in the Los Angeles area who have positively affected their organizations’ growth and profitability. Farrell was honored in the “Large Private Company” division.

“I accepted the award on behalf of every Edmunds employee, as we have collectively built an organization worthy of public recognition,” said Charles Farrell, Chief Financial Officer of Edmunds.com. “I am proud to be the financial steward of such an accomplished and promising company.”

About Edmunds Inc. (http://www.edmunds.com/help/about/)

Edmunds Inc. publishes four Web sites that empower, engage and educate automotive consumers, enthusiasts and insiders. Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive consumer information, launched in 1995 as the first automotive information Web site. Its most popular feature, the Edmunds.com True Market Value®, is relied upon by millions of people seeking current transaction prices for new and used vehicles. Edmunds.com was named "Best Car Research Site" by Forbes ASAP, has been selected by consumers as the "Most Useful Web Site" according to every J.D. Power and Associates New Autoshopper.com Study(SM), was ranked first in the Survey of Car-Shopping Web Sites by The Wall Street Journal and was rated "#1" in Keynote's study of third-party automotive Web sites. Inside Line launched in 2005 and is the most-read automotive enthusiast Web site. CarSpace launched in 2006 and is an automotive social networking Web site and home to the oldest and most established automotive community. AutoObserver.com launched in 2007 and provides insightful automotive industry commentary and analysis. Edmunds Inc. is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, and maintains a satellite office in suburban Detroit.