Alex Vetter CARS.COM CEO Rating
Where This Score Ranks CARS.COM's CEO Rating
- TOP50%
In the Top 50% of 2126 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
- BOTTOM45%
In the Bottom 45% of 228 Nearby Companies in Chicago
- 3rd
3rd place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably
CARS.COM CEO Alex Vetter Bio
Alex co-founded Cars.com and has served as President and CEO since November 2014. Since becoming CEO, Alex has taken Cars.com public and transformed the Company’s business model from an online listings and content provider to a full marketplace solutions platform, uniting media, digital solutions and data to drive efficiencies for the auto industry. Alex has also diversified the Company’s revenue streams with the strategic acquisition of Dealer Inspire and the productization of Cars.com’s more than 20-years of data, accelerating the Company’s digital solutions and data strategies.
Alex is passionate about empowering users and leveraging technology to enable businesses to keep local at the center of digital community and commerce. Prior to his role as chief executive officer, he developed the go to market systems to expand Cars.com nationally and served as senior vice president and chief operating officer bringing an intimate knowledge of the Company’s business as well as close working relationships with all major Cars.com customers, partners and senior executives.
Prior to Cars.com, Alex served as Manager of Business Development of Classified Ventures from 1997 to 1998, and as Business Development Manager of Tribune Interactive/Tribune Media Services from 1996 to 1997.
Alex holds a B.A. in History and Psychology from Providence College.
CARS.COM CEO Alex Vetter At a Glance
The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at CARS.COM.
Based on 53 ratings, Alex Vetter ranks right below The Reynolds and Reynolds Company's CEO, Bob Brockman.
CARS.COM's CEO is highly regarded by the IT department, employees with 1 to 3 Years experience, and the Sales department. However, the Engineering department and the Marketing department have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.
CARS.COM CEO Alex Vetter Rating Trendline
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CARS.COM's CEO Rating Rank Against Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
CARS.COM ranks in the Top 50% of other companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for CEO Rating Score.
CARS.COM's CEO Rating Rank Against Other Companies Nearby
CARS.COM ranks in the Bottom 45% of other companies in Chicago for CEO Rating Score.
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