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2 Table of Contents About Us...1 History... 2 Facts... 3 AutoRevo Foundation... 4 Biographies Chad Polk, CEO... 5 Mark Hoffman, CTO... 6 Bill Berry, Sales Director... 7 Alan Bertucci, Product Manager... 8 Pressroom... 9 Media Contact... 10

3 About Us Features: search engine optimized dealer websites, inventory management system, complete inventory integration with any online classified site, lead management system and reporting analytics. With more than 700 clients across the U. S., AutoRevo has established itself as the premier provider of on-demand software for automotive dealerships marketing and selling cars online. Delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS), AutoRevo s online platform includes search engine optimized dealer websites, an inventory management system, complete inventory integration with any online classified site, a lead management system, reporting analytics and other buyer tools that empower automotive dealerships to advertise and market inventory in real-time. The company is aligned with the industry s leading automotive e-commerce sites, ensuring easy integration of existing content from ebay Motors, AutoTrader, OVE.com, Cars.com, Craigslist, Google, Vehix, CarSoup, and hundreds more. Headquartered in Dallas, TX, AutoRevo is recognized as a Preferred Solution Provider for ebay Motors. For additional company information, visit blog.autorevo.com, and 1

4 History AutoRevo was born as most business ideas are from a need. In 2001, Chad Polk owned and operated an ebay Motors vehicle listing service for auto dealers in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex, where he realized the need for an automated vehicle listing process. December 2003, Polk partnered with Mark Hoffman and Randy Roberts to build what s now known as the AutoRevo Internet Marketing Platform. Initially, AutoRevo was established to provide auto dealers a more proficient method of listing and managing their inventory on ebay Motors. The company s product offering soon grew to include search engine optimized dealer websites, an inventory management system, used inventory integration with any online classified vendor, a lead management system and reporting analytics. The company continues its self-funded business model where profits afford the opportunity to hire new employees, allowing continued growth and diversification in the ever-changing automotive industry. Employees have seen everything from writing code in a garage (a finished-out garage was our first real office) to working in our beautiful 8,000 sq. ft. office in the heart of the North Dallas Technology Corridor. 2

5 Facts Facts: December 2003 January 2004 March 2004 April 2004 July 2004 November 2004 January 2005 August 2006 September 2007 November 2007 December 2007 December 2007 February 2008 March 2008 June 2008 AutoRevo Founded Member of ebay Developer Program ebay Motors Developer Certified ebay listing product launched; first AutoRevo customers Lone Star Cars and Cornerstone Motor Company Integrated with online classified sites including AutoTrader Launched dealer website product Launched window sticker product ebay Motors Local Market certified Partnered with JM Family (18th largest privately held U.S. company) to provide a private labeled vehicle marketing system Surpassed 500 dealership customers Polk article published in Digital Dealer Magazine Dallas Business Journal publishes Enterprise Zone featured article on AutoRevo AutoRevo nominated for Dallas 100 Fastest Growing Companies Award AutoRevo Foundation established ( Mark Hoffman, Owner/CTO of AutoRevo, speaks at ebay DevCon (Developer Conference, 3

6 Foundation The vision of The AutoRevo Foundation is to offer our resources of employees, customers, and relationships to benefit children and support the world in extreme needs. We are committed to harness the power of people surrounding AutoRevo and improve the lives of those children in need around us. Our concentration is on our employees and those affiliated with AutoRevo to give freely of their time and life experiences and lend helping hands to children in need. We also give our financial resources to designated charities that foster growth, awareness, and outreach. If you are a partner, customer, or prospect and would like more information on how to help, please foundation@autorevo.com. If you are a foundation in need of volunteers, please contact foundation@autorevo.com. Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. The Foundation's mission reflects the life-changing impact that a Make-A-Wish experience has on children, families, referral sources, donors, sponsors, and entire communities. 4

7 Biographies AutoRevo President/CEO Chad Polk Chad Polk, President/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), co-founded AutoRevo, LLC in December His technology career began at Buchanan Associates a 400 employee technology consulting firm in Dallas, Texas where he interned during college winter break. After concluding his baseball career, he was hired full-time at Buchanan Associates, where he advanced steadily through the ranks with positions including web development, product management, consulting at Fortune 500 companies, project management, Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server product specialist, and technical sales director. His assiduous work with Microsoft technologies was a key contributor to Buchanan achieving Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. While at Buchanan Associates, Chad was instrumental in the development of egiantauctions in May, egiantauctions was a full-service ebay Motors listing provider for twelve (12) franchise auto dealers in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. As a technologist, he wanted to automate the processes for dealers to list vehicles on ebay Motor.s to make it easier for the dealers to list vehicles themselves.. In December 2003, Polk resigned from his full-time role to transition the AutoRevo vision into a full-time focus. Chad graduated from Baylor University Hankamer School of Business with a BBA in Management Information Systems in 1998 and now lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife and three boys. His family has belonged to the Fellowship Church (fellowshipchurch.com) since early

8 Biographies AutoRevo Chief Technology Officer Mark Hoffman As Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Mark Hoffman brings to AutoRevo almost 20 years of experience developing and leading high growth companies. A co-founder of AutoRevo, he worked most recently at Buchanan Associates, where he held Senior Managing Consultant positions at Frito-Lay, Mary Kay, and TXU. Mark was responsible for developing Buchanan s relationship with Frito Lay, which included an annual revenue in excess of $1 million. Mark was a part of the.net Early Adopter Program with Microsoft, where he was able to take part in the evolution of the.net architecture within the Dallas area. Being deemed as a.net Evangelist, he conducted speaking engagements to Fortune 500 companies on topics such as migration to the Microsoft.NET platform, integration of.net into MSSQL, and.net best practices. Demonstrating his intense commitment to Buchanan Associates, Mark lead multiple six-week training sessions targeted at consultants on topics ranging from SQL Server to.net Framework and development. Prior to his work with Buchanan Associates, Mark held team leadership positions at RIA, Satama Interactive, and ACT Print Systems. Mark attended the University of Texas at Dallas, majoring in Accounting and Finance. He lives in Rockwall, Texas with his wife and two boys. 6

9 Biographies AutoRevo National Sales Director Bill Berry Bill Berry was born in San Bernardino, California and moved to Dallas at the age of 20, where he began his career at Labor Force, working in the staffing industry. At age 21, Berry became the youngest branch manager in the company s history, where he managed a $1.7 million location. After several successful years in the staffing industry, Bill followed in his family footsteps and joined the automotive industry. Berry brings over nine years of automotive experience to AutoRevo s management team. He began his automotive career in the lot services sector, and later advanced to an ebay Dealer Assistant. Listing vehicles on ebay and teaching dealers ebay best practices became his passion. During this time, Berry also founded a small business, Main Street Listings, which specialized in listing homes for sell on ebay. After a year and a half as an area manager for SCM/Penn Warranty, Bill joined AutoRevo in the spring of Bill is responsible for the management of the company s sales department and strategies, managing customer and dealer group acquisitions and ensuring customer success; he was promoted to National Sales Director July, Bill lives in Allen, Texas with his wife and daughter. 7

10 Biographies AutoRevo Senior Product Manager Alan Bertucci Alan Bertucci joined AutoRevo in May 2008, and is responsible for driving the company s product development strategy and for ensuring customer success with the AutoRevo platform. Alan has an extensive background in enterprise software and consulting services, and brings more than 22 years of experience to AutoRevo s management team. He has consulted through his own company with both venture-backed start-ups and Fortune 500 Companies. Alan s industry experience includes Product Management, Business Process Management, Identity Management, Professional Services, and Quality Assurance. He has held senior management positions as a Director of Professional Services and as a Program Manager with BEA and HP, respectively. Prior to joining AutoRevo, Alan served as Senior Product Manager for Harte-Hanks, where he led product strategy for Harte-Hanks Digital Messaging Platform. Alan graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Alan currently lives in Plano, TX with his wife and twin boys. He enjoys golf, spending time with his family and is active in several church organizations. 8

11 Pressroom Press Releases Montrose Auto Group Selects AutoRevo to Manage Inventory and Increase Their Online Visibility AutoRevo Names New Marketing Director : Melissa Maxey AutoRevo Appoints Alan Bertucci as Senior Product Manager Media Contact Information For all media inquiries or requests, please contact: Greg Gifford gifford@autorevo.com AutoRevo Appoints Bill Berry as Managing Sales Director AutoRevo Hires Industry Veteran Sean Scally as Chief Software Architect Chrome(R) Systems Vehicle Descriptions Help Power Complete Online Vehicle Marketing System from AutoRevo.com AutoRevo Integrates Carfax into Dealer Solutions In the news December 13, 2007 Drive business by embracing social media marketing December 14, 2007 Revving up growth January 30, 2008 Using Chrome s Ad Web Service, AutoRevo.com Creates Detailed, Accurate Vehicle Descriptions to Drive Online Traffic and Leads for Their Dealers 9

12 Media Contact Greg Gifford Direct Line: (972) Mailing Address: Greg Gifford AutoRevo 7920 Belt Line Road, Ste 450 Dallas, Texas