


Employees at CARS.COM rank Alex Vetter in the Top 50% of CEOs in Chicago. Comparatively, employees at CDK Global rank Brian Krzanich in the Bottom 15% of CEOs in Chicago. Employees rate their CEO differently based on the frequency of interaction, ability to affect company culture, and drive measurable results.

CEO of CARS.COM
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.

CEO of CDK Global
BIO: Mr. Neil Packham has been the President of CDK International at CDK Global, Inc. since January 18, 2017. Mr. Packham serves as Managing Director and Vice President at CDK Global (UK) Limited. He joined CDK in July 2013 as Vice President for CDK's UK region, which encompasses UK, Middle East, Ireland and Africa. Prior to joining CDK, Mr. Packham worked in the automotive, digital and software sectors working in a variety of business areas such as business development and strategy, sales and marketing, product development and general management. He has held senior positions within a number of large corporations and start-ups.

Women at CARS.COM rated their CEO a C+

Women at CDK Global rated their CEO a D-

Diverse Employees at CARS.COM rated their CEO a B-

Diverse Employees at CDK Global rated their CEO a D-




At CARS.COM, employees in the IT department rate Alex Vetter the highest. According to employees, Alex Vetter's ability to drive business results is Good. At CDK Global, the Sales department's employees rate their CEO highest. And, 50% of CDK Global's employees approve of their CEO's management style.