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This week, Dealertrack Technologies announced the election of Joe Payne to its board of directors, raising the size of the management group to nine members.

“Joe Payne brings a wealth of experience to our Board, and we expect him to be a valuable asset to our team as we deliver the market leading suite of integrated technologies capable of transforming automotive retailing,” said Mark O’Neil, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Dealertrack Technologies.

“We look forward to leveraging Joe’s expertise in running, managing and leading several successful software companies over the years,” O’Neil continued.

Dealertrack mentioned Payne formerly served as chairman and CEO of Eloqua. Payne led Eloqua through a successful initial public offering on the NASDAQ and eventually sold Eloqua to Oracle. Eloqua is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oracle and the leading provider of cloud-based marketing applications.

Payne also previously served from 2005 to 2006as president and chief operating officer of iDefense, a VeriSign company providing cyber intelligence.

From 2002 to 2004, Payne was President and CEO of e-Security, a provider of security software. He has also served in senior executive roles at eGrail, MicroStrategy, InteliData Technologies, and Royal Crown Co.

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