MIAMI, April 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoWeb, Inc. (http://www.autoweb.com) a new innovative start-up in the automotive search and comparison industry, has appointed Charlie Schiavone as VP of Product. In this role, Schiavone is responsible for all aspects of AutoWeb's consumer facing website, industry-leading vehicle search engine and the design and development of AutoWeb's data sets. AutoWeb helps consumers who are actively searching for new and used cars online, by directing them to automotive dealers and car manufacturer websites with the best and most relevant offers, which in turn generates highly targeted and motivated leads to AutoWeb's clients.
Schiavone has vast leadership experience in different industries as a senior executive, entrepreneur and author, ranging from commercial sales to data center management services. For ten years, Schiavone held a number of responsibilities at Edmunds.com, including automotive content and data operations, electronic publishing, website operations, customer support and data syndication. Post Edmunds, Schiavone started his own online automotive content portal, Total Car Score. Most recently, building on his leadership experience in all aspects of vehicle data operations and major automotive portals, Schiavone helped build vehicle data projects at Autobytel.
Matias de Tezanos, Co-Founder and CEO of AutoWeb commented, "We are committed to building the best online automotive shopping experience worldwide, and to do this we have to attract top talent. Charlie Schiavone's experience creating optimal user experience based on a strong foundation of insightful data analytics enables us to deliver value to both online auto shoppers and our advertising clients."
Commenting on his appointment, Schiavone said, "Throughout my career, I've always been driven to invent new ways to solve important challenges. With a background in automotive online data and as an entrepreneur, I see the enormous opportunity that exists in the automotive space to help improve the car buying experience for consumers as well as delivering a vision for the future of the automotive ecosystem. I am excited to join the AutoWeb team."
About AutoWeb, Inc.
Founded in 2013 and based in Miami, AutoWeb is building the best online automotive shopping experience online. The company's ROI-driven platform, allows its clients to effectively target high-intent consumers while they shop online. AutoWeb provides automotive publishers with a new and incremental solution to monetize traffic. The company recently raised a Series A round from a publicly traded company in the automotive vertical. For more information visit www.autoweb.com
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