CARY, N.C. -

KAR Auction Services and Toyota Motor North America have been named to the CIO 100 list for 2016.

KAR said in a news release last week about its inclusion that the list spotlights 100 companies that are “driving business value through IT innovation.”

The winners will be recognized at the CIO 100 Symposium in August.

“Developing and implementing technology to better serve our clients, as well as our organization, plays a critical role in the business decisions and company innovation throughout our entire group of companies. KAR has worked tirelessly to build and support a multifaceted team of top tech talent to accomplish this,” Gary Watkins, KAR’s CIO of IT Shared Services, said in the release.

“We are honored to receive this prestigious technology award that further signifies the tremendous progress our team has made in creating business value through technology innovation,” he added.