CarGurus Appoints Tom Caputo as SVP of Product

CarGurus, a leading automotive shopping platform, has announced that Tom Caputo has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Product. 

Caputo, who most recently served as Chief Product Officer at Fiksu, will oversee worldwide product strategy and delivery for both Consumer and B2B and will lead the company’s product team.

The new  appointment comes on the heels of CarGurus’ growth over the past year. The company now serves more than 21 million unique monthly consumer users and 20,000 dealerships in the US, and operates international sites in Canada and the UK.

“CarGurus’ success hinges on our ability to deliver transformative products, and the addition of Tom’s leadership allows us to grow our product operation with a continued commitment to technical excellence, creativity and speed to market,” said Langley Steinert, founder and CEO of CarGurus.

Prior to joining CarGurus, Caputo spent five years as the Chief Product Officer at Fiksu, a mobile marketing powerhouse, where he successfully led the company’s product strategy and development. He also served at as the Vice President of Product Management for x+1, acquired by Rocket Fuel in 2014, and Group Product Manager at Microsoft. Caputo holds a BA in Computer Science from Dartmouth College, and both an MBA and MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford.

About CarGurus

Founded in 2006 by Langley Steinert, co-founder of TripAdvisor, CarGurus is a leading online automotive shopping website focused on bringing transparency and efficiency to the car research and shopping experience. The site uses technology and market data analysis to help millions of automotive shoppers search for cars and quickly identify the best deals from top-rated dealers in their local area. Today, the site serves more than 21 million unique monthly users and more than 20,000 car dealerships, and ranks #1 among car shopping websites in the U.S. by daily unique visitor traffic. CarGurus also has sites in the UK and Canada, and plans to launch additional markets in 2017.

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