Telecom Veteran Named CIO of Global Telematics Provider ATX
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, June 9, 2008 - ATX Group, the world’s largest independent telematics services provider to the automotive industry, today announced the appointment of Chris Nabinger as executive vice president and chief information officer. Nabinger previously served as senior vice president and chief technology officer for Masergy Communications, a Dallas-based global telecommunications service provider that provides unique customer controlled and embedded enterprise network applications.
As CIO at ATX, Nabinger will be responsible for ATX’s T3 or third-generation Telematics system development and architecture, global information technology business solutions, and network infrastructure and telecommunications.
“Chris has extensive experience at companies that have realized the same level of growth that ATX has, and at businesses that have been at the same point of the ‘lifecycle’ of their industry that ATX currently is in (within the telematics industry),” said ATX President and CEO Steve Millstein. “He is very knowledgeable about partnering with large customers to meet their challenging, time-sensitive requirements.”
Earlier in his career, Nabinger was chief executive officer of Soniya Technologies International, another firm involved in satellite location-based applications, and served in senior information technology positions at Polycom, Philips Components, InfoSpace and GTE. He began his career with Southwestern Bell Corporation.
ABOUT ATX
Based in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, and Düsseldorf, Germany, ATX Group is the world's largest provider of personalized telematics services to the automotive industry, serving both North America and Europe. ATX telematics services are designed to provide enhanced safety, security and driving convenience to vehicle owners. These services include location-specific emergency and roadside assistance, automatic collision notification, stolen vehicle recovery, remote diagnostics and real-time traffic and navigation assistance. ATX also customizes telematics services to help automobile manufacturers and their affiliated dealerships to use telematics data to reduce costs, enhance vehicle servicing, and more closely manage customer relationships. ATX services are provided to vehicle owners through the brand names of its customers -- Mercedes-Benz, BMW, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Maybach, and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
For more information, visit www.atxg.com.
CONTACT
Gary Wallace, Vice President, Corporate Relations, ATX Group
800-511-5891 or 972-753-6230
gwallace@atxg.com
