TillmanCarlson Recruits Joe Devine As Chief Technology Officer For MotoSport, Inc.
Oak Brook, IL (September 26, 2005) - TillmanCarlson recruits Joe Devine as Chief Technology Officer for MotoSport, Inc.
Devine joins Motosport from the Safeway Corporation where he served as Chief Technical Officer and Vice President of National Sales for Safeway's online shopping business, Safeway.com. Devine joined Safeway.com via their acquisition of GroceryWorks where he also served as Chief Technology Officer, and he began his career in software development at Texas Instruments.
Devine holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics and Psychology from Austin College.
About MotoSport, Inc.
Headquartered in Eugene, Oregon, MotoSport is the leading provider of dirt and off-road motorbike products in the power sports industry. Founded in 1999 by a motocross enthusiast committed to providing parts, helmets, clothing, and footwear in a fast, user-friendly manner with simple offerings and free shipping, the company is backed by Sequoia Capital. Started as a mail-order catalog company, the business offers a variety of products, comprising over 15,000 SKU's, and has expanded from a catalog business to a thriving on-line specialty e-tailer. Today the company derives 50% of its revenue through their internet site and prides itself on the user experience and knowledgeable sales staff at their company owned call center. For further information on MotoSport, visit www.motosport.com.
About TillmanCarlson (Formerly Blackbird Partners)
Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, TillmanCarlson is a senior level executive search firm specializing in the recruitment of CEOs, CFOs and CIOs for a broad range of companies from venture-backed start-ups to large, global corporations.
