Manheim Interactive Announces Executive Roles
24 May 2000
Manheim Interactive Announces Executive Roles; Operating Staff Joins Company from Cox, Manheim Auctions' Family
ATLANTA, May 24 Manheim Interactive Inc., the Internet-
based wholesale auto remarketing services spin-off from Manheim Auctions Inc.,
announces several executive appointments within the new company. Joining
President and Chief Executive Officer Hal Logan are Joe Luppino, chief
operating officer; Mike Pinnock, president of Manheim Dealer Support Services;
M. Todd Croom, vice president of finance and administration; Tom Nohstadt,
vice president of business development; and Beverly Shepard, director of
marketing. This team is helping move Manheim Interactive from launch stage to
industry leadership in the business-to-business e-commerce space.
"We've assembled an outstanding group of individuals, each of whom comes
from within the Cox Enterprises family - our parent company," Logan said.
"With their collective knowledge of the wholesale auto remarketing and
technology industries, we will be able to smoothly support all of our company
initiatives."
* Joe Luppino, chief operating officer, handles the day-to-day operations
of Manheim Interactive. He joins the company from Cox Enterprises,
where he served as director of operations for corporate marketing.
Luppino also worked as Cox vice president of wireless communications.
Previously, Luppino was general manager for an educational software
publisher and he also spent seven years as a public accountant.
* Mike Pinnock, president of Manheim Dealer Support Services, leads the
dealer support services side of Manheim Interactive. Pinnock and his
staff focus on the implementation and upkeep of Tracker dealer
management software and the host of additional dealer tools available.
Pinnock joined Manheim in 1997 when his software company, ICT, Inc.,
was acquired by Manheim. Pinnock founded ICT with his brother Pete and
the company was the original developer of Tracker products. Pinnock
began his high-tech career with 3M Corp. following his studies at
Valencia Community College in Orlando, Fla. Pinnock sold dedicated
word processors for 3M and later developed software applications for
various other companies before launching ICT in 1984.
* M. Todd Croom, vice president of finance and administration, manages
the financial activities of Manheim Interactive. Most recently, Croom
was manager of new media development for Cox Enterprises. Croom joined
Cox in 1998. Previously, Croom worked with Atlanta-based Southern
Energy, Inc., a division of Southern Company, as a financial associate
and assistant project manager of business development. He also spent
time as a senior auditor with Deloitte & Touche. Croom earned a master
of business administration degree from the Kenan-Flagler Graduate
School of Business at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He
received his bachelor of arts degree in accounting and finance from the
University of Cincinnati. Croom is a certified public accountant in
the state of Ohio.
* Tom Nohstadt, vice president of business development, is responsible
for the online operations of Manheim Interactive and its continuing
service developments. In his previous position as vice president of
sales operations for Manheim Auctions, Nohstadt served as a liaison
between national accounts and Manheim. Before joining Manheim
Auctions' home office, Nohstadt was the general manager of Big H Auto
Auction in Houston from 1987 to 1992. Nohstadt holds a bachelor's of
business administration from James Madison University.
* Beverly Shepard, director of marketing, oversees research, analysis,
and marketing communications for Manheim Interactive. Previously,
Shepard spent several years as a newspaper reporter for various
metropolitan dailies. Shepard managed the Atlanta Journal-
Constitution's news research department in preparation for the 1996
Summer Olympics held in Atlanta. And she later spearheaded the AJC
advertising department's leading capital project - automating the sales
force - and managed its creative services. Shepard possesses
undergraduate and juris doctor degrees from the University of North
Carolina-Chapel Hill and is licensed to practice law in the state of
North Carolina.
About Manheim Interactive
Manheim Interactive Inc. is a business-to-business e-commerce company
serving the wholesale automotive remarketing industry. A wholly owned
subsidiary of Manheim Auctions Inc., Manheim Interactive (http://www.manheim.com )
was created from customer feedback and extends the parent company's well-
established tradition of providing best-of-breed services onto the Internet.
Customers include all auto dealers, manufacturers, banks, fleet, lease,
finance and rental-car companies who utilize Manheim's physical auto auction
capabilities.
Manheim Interactive has two divisions: Manheim Online and Manheim Dealer
Support Services (MDSS). Manheim Online includes the MyManheim Web site,
links to auction tools such as Lanes Online and the Manheim CyberSuite.
MDSS produces the Tracker business software suite designed for independent
auto dealers and provides access to a variety of business tools. Manheim
Interactive and Manheim Auctions are wholly owned by Cox Enterprises Inc.