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CarStation Names LVMH Executive Bergen CIO

23 November 1999

CarStation Names LVMH Executive Bergen CIO

    SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23 -- CarStation.com, the e-commerce hub
for the automotive services industry, today announced the appointment of David
Bergen as chief information officer.
    Mr. Bergen has 20 years of information technology experience, currently
serving as senior vice president and CIO of global information technologies
for LVMH-SDG Inc.  Previously, Mr. Bergen spent nearly 12 years with The GAP
Inc., last serving as vice president of application development.
    Mr. Bergen has played a leading role in building and scaling integrated
solutions for large, multinational organizations.  He and his teams have been
proficient in developing leading-edge technology solutions, aligning IT
strategies with business strategies, and managing business and technical
infrastructures.  He also has significant experience in developing effective
organizations and applying strategies that help companies prosper in
next-generation economies.
    Mr. Bergen will assume those roles at CarStation, including managing the
integration of several existing automotive product ordering systems that will
help the company establish an open-standards online marketplace for the
industry.
    "Adding David to our team is a real coup when you consider the impact he
has had on the success of marquis brands like The Gap, LVMH and Esprit,"
CarStation Chairman and CEO Dr. Ron Goldsberry said.  "We're confident David
will continue his tradition of success with CarStation."
    Mr. Bergen is a current or former member of several industry advisory
committees, including the National Retail Federation IT Advisory Committee,
the VICS EDI Advisory Committee and several leading computer publications and
conferences.
    San Francisco-based CarStation (http://www.carstation.com) is revolutionizing
collision repair by taking it online, providing e-commerce solutions to repair
professionals, parts vendors, suppliers, insurers and consumers that reduce
the time and cost of vehicle repairs.  CarStation's open-standards suite of
services and applications enables all participants in the collision repair
process to communicate and do business in one place via the Internet.

    Founded in 1998, CarStation.com provides e-commerce solutions to the
automotive service industry.  CarStation operates a collision repair e-
commerce hub at http://www.carstation.com.  The company's suite of services and
applications enable repair professionals, parts vendors, suppliers, insurers
and consumers to transact, communicate and manage the entire automotive repair
process via the Internet.  CarStation's investors and business partners
include Weiss Peck and Greer, LLP, New Enterprise Associates and Marsh and
McClennan Capital.