Cars.com revealed Monday it has promoted one of its own to the position of chief technology officer.

In this role, Kayne Grau — former director of development for the company — will “oversee the execution of the company’s business mission through development and deployment of applicable technologies, establish the company’s technical vision and lead the company’s technology development,” officials noted.

Furthermore, Grau will be responsible for ensuring successful execution of the design, development, deployment and operation of systems supporting all aspects of the organization.

Commenting on the promotion, Bill Swislow, Cars.com chief information officer, said,  "This move reflects Kayne’s expanding strategic role in the company as well as his success over the last three years leading the transformation of our technology organization.

"That transformation has been broad, including adoption of agile methodology, a makeover of enterprise architecture, creation of vendor management and planning functions, greater efficiency and reliability in our core platforms, and an extremely successful recruiting and retention program. Kayne’s mature leadership has helped build a technology department that is increasingly viewed as one of the company’s key differentiating assets,” he continued.

Highlighting the new chief technology officer’s background, Grau joined Cars.com in 2008 as director of development.

Before joining the company, he worked in a senior management capacity with Allstate Insurance, World Access Corporation, DIRECTV and eToys.com.

“He has over 15 years’ experience in management, team development and start-ups,” officials stressed.

Moreover, Grau has participated in a variety of industry panels, workshops and speaking engagements, most recently in Chicago’s Business Agility Executive Forum.