GreenRoad Hires Industry Veteran Thomas R. Ness to Join Executive Team

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenRoad, the world's leader in driving safety and efficiency, today announced the hiring of Thomas R. Ness as Vice President, Corporate and Strategic Sales. Ness brings significant commercial fleet industry experience and an impressive customer management track-record to GreenRoad's leadership team as the Company continues to rapidly expand its breakthrough risk reducing, money saving driver-focused solution for fleets. Today, GreenRoad services coached drivers through almost 150 million risky and inefficient driving maneuvers with leading fleets around the globe in the major expense categories: fuel spend, crash costs, vehicle wear and tear and insurance costs.  

"Thomas has an impressive history of delivering world class sales, management and support to customers--and his leadership will play an integral role in our continued growth and commitment to providing fleets with the most sophisticated and comprehensive solution to increasing driving safety and efficiency," said Dan Steere, CEO of GreenRoad.

Ness comes to GreenRoad with more than 15 years of sales and customer experience in the telematics industry. Prior to his new position at GreenRoad, Ness spent 11 years at Trimble Navigation and Then @Road Inc, subsequently purchased by Trimble. For the past three years, Thomas was vice president of corporate and strategic sales at Trimble and responsible for developing the Company's strategic customer relationships. At Trimble, he was responsible for signing some of the largest U.S. service fleets.

"GreenRoad is truly revolutionizing driving safety and I'm thrilled to join the team and help lead this industry transformation to safer and more efficient drivers," Ness said. "Just as MRM transformed the operations of fleets more than a decade ago, GreenRoad's technology is completely redefining how fleets approach driving safety and efficiency today."

At GreenRoad, Thomas is responsible for building and managing sales for key fleets. He has already been instrumental in defining some of the next generation of world class services to GreenRoad fleet customers.

GreenRoad's innovative approach to maximizing driver efficiency is changing the way the industry views both safety and efficiency. Its proprietary technology-based service, GreenRoad 360™, provides drivers and fleet managers with real-time, comprehensive feedback, online reporting, analysis and coaching on their abilities, maneuvers and patterns. As a result, GreenRoad 360 positively impacts both conscious and unconscious driving behaviors --the key to creating more fuel-efficient and safer drivers.

About GreenRoad

GreenRoad delivers the future of driving: smarter, safer and more fuel efficient. We offer the industry's most sophisticated, customizable technology solutions and services to maximize driving safety and efficiency, generating immediate cost savings. GreenRoad 360™ provides real-time feedback integrated with comprehensive online visibility. We engage drivers on an ongoing basis to deliver lasting improvement to driver and fleet performance. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California, with offices throughout the US and UK, and Israel. Investors include Benchmark Capital, Virgin Green Fund, Amadeus, Balderton Capital, DAG Ventures and Generation Investment Management LLP. For more information, visit www.greenroad.com.

SOURCE GreenRoad