LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -

Black Book announced Tuesday the appointment of a new vice president.

Formerly the executive director of product management at Jacada Inc., Chris du Toit takes on the newly created role of vice president of product management, where he will be responsible for leading product strategy and product management for all of Black Book’s product offerings. He will focus on the enhancement of existing products as well as the development of new offerings for the entire group, which includes National Auto Research, Veretech Holdings Inc. and Canadian Black Book.

He will report to Tom Cross, the president of Black Book.

“Chris’ impressive expertise will be a great asset to our entire team and he will be instrumental in our dedication to continuous innovation and the creation of breakthrough products,” Cross said.

Prior to joining Black Book, du Toit led Jacada’s company transition from on-premises systems to cloud-based SaaS products in the position of executive director. He earned his B.S. in computer science from Rhodes University in South African and holds a J.D. from Concord Law School.