CarProof welcomes Karim Hemani as Vice President, Consumer Vertical

LONDON, ON, April 15, 2015 /CNW/ - CarProof Corporation is pleased to welcome Karim Hemani to the executive team as Vice President, Consumer Vertical.  In his new role, Mr. Hemani will be focused on aggressively expanding CarProof's value proposition and awareness with consumers.

For the past 13 years, Mr. Hemani has held influential roles across a broad range of consumer focused verticals including telco, retail, media, and financial services. He's held senior roles with notable Canadian businesses including Sears, where he led Online Operations for Sears.ca which at that time was Canada's largest eCommerce business; Toronto Star Newspapers, Canada's largest daily newspaper; and, most recently, easyhome Ltd, as Vice President, eCommerce and Omnichannel.  Karim is an Engineer by trade, holds an MBA from Queen's School of Business, and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.

"We have a great opportunity to take CarProof's consumer business to the next level and I'm thrilled that Karim is joining us to help us to capitalize on it," said Ed Woiteshek, President and CEO at CarProof. "Karim's background in building best-in-class consumer experiences and his knowledge of digital marketing and brand strategy will help to bring CarProof's promise of trust and transparency to more consumers, and in new ways.  Ultimately this will benefit not only consumers but also our valued dealer and OEM partners"

"I'm excited to be part of the CarProof family," said Mr. Hemani.  "The company is well positioned, with the right data, talent and culture, to deliver on a universal movement towards consumer transparency and empowerment."

Mr. Hemani will have offices in both London, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario.

About CarProof
CarProof is Canada's #1 source of used vehicle data, providing products and services that create insight through information for the automotive industry. Offering solutions in vehicle history, appraisal, valuation and more, CarProof is synonymous with trusted, impartial and comprehensive used vehicle data. CarProof's vehicle history products are used by dealerships, consumers, major auctions, governments, insurance providers and police agencies across Canada to help users buy and sell vehicles with full transparency. CarProof's vehicle valuation portfolio of products includes Canadian Red Book, which is the leading brand in government and insurance verticals for vehicle values, and other products like its upcoming launch of a next-generation VIN-specific valuation tool that is expected to change the way vehicles are bought and sold in Canada. Based in London, Ont. and founded in 2000, CarProof has been named one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies, and was also honoured with Deloitte's 2013 Technology Fast 50™ and Fast 500™ awards. For more information about CarProof, visit www.carproof.com.

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