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Rindone Takes the Driver's Seat as CU LIFT Fund President

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
American Financial Services Association, CUNA Mutual Group, AFSA, Credit, CUSO, Love, CDK Global, Movement, Bank

AUSTIN, Texas, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CU LIFT Fund, the funding-as-a-service CUSO committed to helping credit unions grow their auto loan portfolios, is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Rindone as company president. Rindone will lead the company as it revolutionizes the way credit unions make direct auto loans.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CU LIFT Fund , the funding-as-a-service CUSO committed to helping credit unions grow their auto loan portfolios, is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Rindone as company president.
  • "His skill and expertise truly put him at the intersection of all we do at CU LIFT Fund.
  • Prior to CU LIFT Fund, Rindone was a Vice President of Fintech Solutions at TruStage, focusing on automotive.
  • Klinkhammer added, "CU LIFT Fund is committed to bringing together the brightest minds in the industry.

Car Pros' Shirley Jones Recognized with "Women Paving the Way" Award

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Motivation, Woman, Environment, CFO, Knowledge, CDK, Kia, Way, CDK Global, Management

RENTON, Wash., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Car Pros Automotive Group today announced that CFO Shirley Jones has been recognized with a 2024 "Women Paving the Way" award from CDK Global. The award spotlights women who have been a beacon for change for women in the automotive industry. The Paving the Way award campaign from CDK recognizes those in the automotive industry who contribute, connect and collaborate to elevate the role of women.

Key Points: 
  • RENTON, Wash., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Car Pros Automotive Group today announced that CFO Shirley Jones has been recognized with a 2024 "Women Paving the Way" award from CDK Global.
  • The Paving the Way award campaign from CDK recognizes those in the automotive industry who contribute, connect and collaborate to elevate the role of women.
  • Shirley Jones of Car Pros Automotive Group has been recognized with a 2024 "Women Paving the Way" award from CDK Global.
  • "I am so proud of Shirley, and this recognition is so well deserved," said Matthew Phillips, CEO of Car Pros Automotive Group.

CHICAGO AUTO SHOW'S WHAT DRIVES HER AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

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Monday, February 12, 2024
General Motors, Chicago Auto Show, FCA, CATA, Car and Driver, Volkswagen, BDC, Social media, EV, Media, Marketing, GM, Automotive News, Radio, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Hyundai Motor Company, Partnership, Record, Female, Genesis, News, Male, Research, BMW Motorrad, MAMA, CDK Global, Service, Nature, Human, Chicago Tribune, Infiniti, Family, Utility, Automotive industry

Industry leaders from across the country came together for a discussion & award ceremony at the 2024 Chicago Auto Show.

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  • Industry leaders from across the country came together for a discussion & award ceremony at the 2024 Chicago Auto Show.
  • "It's humbling to see just how What Drives Her has become a cornerstone event of the Chicago Auto Show's Media Preview," said Jennifer Morand, co-founder of the What Drives Her program and general manager of the Chicago Auto Show.
  • Dave Sloan, co-general manager, Chicago Auto Show; president, Chicago Automobile Trade Association, is not just a name associated with the Chicago Auto Show; he is synonymous with dedication, leadership, and innovation.
  • The What Drives Her program and award ceremony was live streamed, on the Chicago Auto Show Facebook page .

Dealerware, Axle Collaboration Enhances Auto Operations with Integrated Insurance Verification

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Friday, February 2, 2024
Partnership, Policy, Growth, Automation, PDP, Ecosystem, Redcap, MDL, Insurance, CDK Global

The collaboration reflects a commitment to innovation in the retail automotive industry, providing a seamless insurance verification process that enhances customer experience, cuts costs, and ensures compliance.

Key Points: 
  • The collaboration reflects a commitment to innovation in the retail automotive industry, providing a seamless insurance verification process that enhances customer experience, cuts costs, and ensures compliance.
  • AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dealerware, the premium fleet management company focused on retail automotive, has announced a strategic partnership with Axle, an Atlanta-based insurance verification company.
  • This collaboration introduces an integrated solution that not only streamlines insurance verification processes but also delivers substantial time and cost savings for dealerships and rental companies.
  • Time Efficiency: accelerated insurance verification process, reducing the time required for dealerships and rental operations to confirm customer insurance details manually.

Strategic Partnership Brings Impel's Generative Conversational AI Technology to the CDK Modern Retail Suite

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
OEM, AI, Synthetic media, Ecosystem, Life cycle, Investment, Entrepreneurship, Communication, CRM, Algorithm, Hallucination, Software, CDK Global, CDK, Sales

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Impel, the global leader in AI-powered customer lifecycle management for the automotive industry, announced today that Impel's advanced generative conversational AI platform will become a capability of the CDK Modern Retail Suite within the CDK Dealership Xperience, an open and integrated platform that transforms how dealers sell and service cars and operate their businesses simply in a modern and digital world. The new offering provides CDK customers with hyper-personalized, human-like engagement at scale, 24/7 responsiveness, sophisticated conversational lead handling workflows, consistent long-term follow-up, and automatic appointment setting directly from their CRM system.

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  • By leveraging state-of-the-art Generative AI technology paired with a mix of proprietary models and CDK solution-specific training data, this solution will offer CDK customers the most powerful conversational experience available in the automotive industry.
  • By leveraging state-of-the-art Generative AI technology paired with a mix of proprietary models and CDK solution-specific training data, this solution will offer CDK customers the most powerful conversational experience available in the automotive industry.
  • This offering further cements our leadership in delivering the most advanced Modern Retail solution that puts both consumer experience and dealer results at the forefront."
  • By pairing Impel's generative conversational AI technology with CDK's modern retailing platform, we can significantly enhance dealership productivity and enable staff to focus on what matters most: building meaningful personal relationships, providing white-glove customer service, and closing more deals.

Chicago Auto Show's Seventh Annual "What Drives Her" Award Finalists Announced

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Partnership, Anxiety, Nervous, McCormick Place, Research, Environment, BMW Motorrad, EV, Organization, Social media, Female, Human, Education, Empowerment, BMW, CDK Global, Reiss, Chicago Auto Show, CDK, Management

CHICAGO, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago Auto Show organizers, in partnership with A Girls Guide to Cars and Women in Automotive, have announced the seventh annual What Drives Her networking event and awards program, presented by Nissan, during the show's Media Preview on Thursday, Feb. 8 at McCormick Place.

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  • What Drives Her will recognize women who are changing the auto industry and the advocates who help make change happen.
  • Productions Plus conducted a survey* exclusively targeted to female Chicago Auto Show attendees from 2023 and found that 95% of previous attendees are heading back to the auto show.
  • The What Drives Her program and awards ceremony, presented by Nissan and sponsored by CDK Global, will also be livestreamed on the Chicago Auto Show Facebook page .
  • *The Productions Plus What Drives Her Survey is an online survey of 2,708 2023 Chicago Auto Show attendees conducted in January 2024.

DataScan Announces Appointment of New Board of Directors

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
AutoNation, CDK Global, Intelligence, WIT, Car, History, Strategy, Mechanical, Georgia Tech, J.D. Power, Apple Inc., Apple, Mechanical engineering, Management

ALPHARETTA, Ga., Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DataScan, a leading provider of innovative financial solutions designed for commercial lenders, proudly announces the appointment of a distinguished group to its Board of Directors.

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  • ALPHARETTA, Ga., Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DataScan, a leading provider of innovative financial solutions designed for commercial lenders, proudly announces the appointment of a distinguished group to its Board of Directors.
  • The recently appointed board members bring abundant experience and expertise spanning automotive, technology, and financial services, reinforcing and elevating DataScan's commitment to excellence.
  • DataScan CEO Brian Koprowski expressed his excitement about the new appointments, stating, "We are thrilled to welcome these exceptional leaders to DataScan's Board of Directors.
  • DataScan looks forward to the board's contributions as they collectively help drive DataScan to new heights, setting new standards of excellence in the commercial lending industry.

Omnicell Elects Eileen Voynick to Board of Directors

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Thursday, January 11, 2024
Technology, Specialty, Software, Hardware, Pharmaceutical, Health, Robotics, Supply Chain Management, Retail, Consumer Electronics, Thomas Jefferson University, Siebel Systems, Patient, CDK, OMCL, Hospital, Multimedia, CDK Global, SAP, University, Rest, Gartner, Allscripts, SAP Ariba, Oracle, Accenture, Organization, AGS, Photograph, Growth, Management

Omnicell, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMCL) (“Omnicell” or the “Company”), a leader in transforming the pharmacy care delivery model, today announced that the Board of Directors elected Eileen Voynick to the Board, effective January 5, 2024.

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  • Omnicell, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMCL) (“Omnicell” or the “Company”), a leader in transforming the pharmacy care delivery model, today announced that the Board of Directors elected Eileen Voynick to the Board, effective January 5, 2024.
  • White, a Class I director who stepped down from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective January 5, 2024.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240111424299/en/
    Omnicell Elects Eileen Voynick to Board of Directors (Photo courtesy of Omnicell, Inc.)
    Ms. Voynick brings over three decades of experience driving sales and operations at global industry leaders, including in the healthcare technology industry, at the executive and board level.
  • “We are pleased to welcome Eileen to the Omnicell Board of Directors,” said Randall Lipps, chairman, president, chief executive officer, and founder of Omnicell.

DRINKS Appoints Tech Finance Leader Matt Wolf as CFO

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
Tuck School of Business, AB InBev, Business, CFO, Sale, Acquisition, Digital, University, Software as a service, Augmented matrix, CDK Global, Complaint, MBA, Original equipment manufacturer, DTC, Growth, Wine, Morgan Stanley, Management

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DRINKS, the pioneering and leading operating system for alcohol e-commerce, today announced the appointment of Matt Wolf as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Wolf's experience in SaaS-centric enterprises, highly regulated industries and M&A fits ideally with DRINKS' rapid evolution and transformation-minded approach to the $250 billion alcohol industry.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DRINKS , the pioneering and leading operating system for alcohol e-commerce, today announced the appointment of Matt Wolf as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
  • Wolf joins DRINKS after the recent sale of its DTC unit , Wine Insiders, giving DRINKS sole focus on its core growth opportunity: the alcohol e-commerce enablement technology it has built and scaled over the last ten years.
  • Via its WaaS ("Wine as a Service")-platform, DRINKS enables businesses to add alcoholic beverages in a fully complaint manner directly to their online storefronts.
  • "There are very few companies that are working to transform entire industries the way that DRINKS is," said Wolf.

RB Global Appoints Eric J. Guerin as Chief Financial Officer

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Acquisition, NYSE, Johnson & Johnson, Recreation, Certified Public Accountant, College, Flowserve, Culture, Division, Ceramic, Business administration, Novartis, Financial management, University, Software, Saint John's University, Certified Management Accountant, Corning Inc., TSX, CDK Global, Skyworks Solutions, Master of Business Administration, RBA, Management, Science, Finance, Veritiv

WESTCHESTER, Ill., Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - RB Global, Inc. (NYSE: RBA) (TSX: RBA), a trusted global marketplace for insights, services and transaction solutions for commercial assets and vehicles, today announced the appointment of Eric J. Guerin as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 15, 2024.

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  • WESTCHESTER, Ill., Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - RB Global, Inc. (NYSE: RBA) (TSX: RBA), a trusted global marketplace for insights, services and transaction solutions for commercial assets and vehicles, today announced the appointment of Eric J. Guerin as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 15, 2024.
  • Mr. Guerin brings extensive senior executive financial leadership experience, most recently serving as the Chief Financial Officer of Veritiv Corporation, a leading distributor of packaging, facility solutions and print products, until its acquisition in November of 2023.
  • "Eric joins RB Global with a proven record of working hand-in-hand with the sales and operational teams to drive profitable growth and market share gains," said Jim Kessler, CEO of RB Global.
  • "RB Global has transformed into a leading, omnichannel marketplace well positioned for considerable, profitable growth and value creation," said Mr. Guerin.