What Happened?
Duluth, GA-based Asbury Automotive has Promoted Barry Cohen as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABG), headquartered in Duluth, GA, a suburb of Atlanta, is one of the largest automotive retailers in the U.S., with 2014 revenues over $5 billion. Built through a combination of organic growth and a series of strategic acquisitions, Asbury currently operates 87 retail auto stores, encompassing 104 franchises for the sale and servicing of 29 different brands of American, European and Asian automobiles. Asbury also operates 25 collision repair centers and three stand-alone used vehicle stores. Asbury offers customers an extensive range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicle sales and related financing and insurance, vehicle maintenance and repair services, replacement parts and service contracts.
About the Person
Barry Cohen serves as Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Mr. Cohen joined Asbury as Director of IT Enterprise Services in January 2011. Prior to joining Asbury, Mr. Cohen was the Vice President of Information Technology for Wells Real Estate Fund, which raised and managed more then $12 billion in real estate investments for more than 250,000 investors. Previously, he was Managing Principal Consultant for Oracle Corporation, a Fortune 500 company. Mr. Cohen is the recipient of multiple awards in his field and community including: Institute of Data Warehousing Best Management Practices, Presidents Award from Blue Cross Blue Shield of GA, Computer World Top 100 IT Professionals and Metro Atlanta YMCA Volunteer of the year. Mr. Cohen earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Augusta State University. In 2010 he completed the Emerging Leader Academy program at Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.
Info Source
News
Short Profile