Who are Cars.com's decision-makers?
Cars.com is led by Alex Vetter, with Sonia Jain leading finance and other executives covering merchandising, operations, technology, brand, customer, and field execution.
- CEO
- Alex Vetter
- CFO
- Sonia Jain
- Founded
- 1998
- Employees
- About 1,700
- HQ
- Chicago, IL
- Status
- NYSE: CARS
- Alex VetterChief Executive OfficerCEO since 2014Leads marketplace, dealer technology, media, and company strategy.
- Sonia JainChief Financial OfficerCFO since 2020Owns finance, investor relations, accounting, and planning.
- Angelique Strong MarksChief Legal OfficerLegal executiveLeads legal, compliance, and governance.
- Joe ChuraFounder, Dealer InspireDealer Inspire leaderRelevant for dealer websites, digital retailing, and technology platform strategy.
Who leads Cars.com?
Alex Vetter (Chief Executive Officer), Sonia Jain (Chief Financial Officer), Angelique Strong Marks (Chief Legal Officer), Joe Chura (Founder, Dealer Inspire) are the key public leadership signals in this profile. The group covers enterprise strategy, finance, operations, technology, product, customer, and governance responsibilities.
Who actually makes buying decisions at Cars.com?
Business owners usually define the problem and budget, while technology, data, security, finance, procurement, privacy, legal, and operations teams validate fit and risk. For merchandising, store, marketplace, retail media, and supply-chain products, the buying committee often spans several functions because customer experience and operating execution are tightly linked.
How is Cars.com organized as it scales?
Cars Commerce combines headquarters strategy with field, store, marketplace, distribution, product, and customer teams. Sellers should identify the business metric first, then map the executive sponsor, technical owner, procurement path, implementation team, and security/privacy reviewers.
As of June 2026.Sources:Cars Commerce investor relationsCars.com FY2025 results
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