Wrenchead.com Names Mary E. Thomas as Chief Financial Officer
17 April 2000
Wrenchead.com Names Mary E. Thomas as Chief Financial Officer
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--April 17, 2000--B2B E-Commerce Company
Wrenchead.com, a leader in the automotive aftermarket e-commerce industry, announced the appointment of Mary E. Thomas as Chief Financial Officer. Thomas will lead the financial team and report directly to the company's Chief Executive Officer, Gus Conrades. In addition to her responsibilities as Wrenchead.com's CFO, she will assist Conrades on strategic development efforts, both domestically and internationally.
"We are pleased to attract such a high level Citigroup executive. Ms. Thomas brings to our company a wealth of experience, industry contacts and financial knowledge, in addition to complementing our management team" said Conrades. "She will help our company to grow and strengthen its market position. We are delighted to have her on board."
Prior to joining Wrenchead, Ms. Thomas, was employed at Citigroup for 14 years as a Managing Director in Citicorp North America's Media and Telecom Department where she was responsible for raising capital and providing financial services for corporate clients in the Media and Telecom industries. She raised over $12B of financings for telecom and media projects in the US, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Her clients have included GTE, Cox, Century Communications, BellSouth, BellAtlantic, AOL, Charter Communications and Citizens Utilities. Prior to joining Citigroup, Ms. Thomas was employed as a C.P.A for Touche Ross & Co.
About Wrenchead.com:
Wrenchead.com is a leading provider of e-commerce tools for both Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer. Wrenchead.com sells more than 1.5MM brand name auto and truck parts, accessories, performance products, and consumer merchandise. Wrenchead.com (www.wrenchead.com), services professional mechanics with installation, maintenance and repair expertise and "do it yourselfers". The investor group includes Polaris Venture Partners, Goldman Sachs & Co., CBS, WIT Capital, Paine Webber, and SFX Entertainment. The company is headquartered in White Plains, New York.