ALIBRIS STRENGTHENS LEADERSHIP TEAM BY APPOINTING NEW VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING
Emeryville, CA - March 26, 2001 - Alibris (www.alibris.com), the leading
global supplier of hard-to-find books, today announced the appointment of
Uday Walia as Vice President, Engineering. Walia will be responsible for the
strategy and direction of technology at Alibris, and will continue to
develop a team of outstanding engineers who support the company`s strong
business growth.
With over 20 years of experience in technology and management, Walia has
designed and implemented highly scalable, reliable, and secure Internet
systems for a wide range of companies. Most recently, he was Chief
Technology Officer of Done.com, a wireless services company that he
co-founded. Prior to that, he was co-founder and Chief Technology Officer
of GetSmart.com. He has also held management positions at Wells Fargo Bank
and Nortel Networks.
"A leader with Uday`s depth of technical experience will allow Alibris to
continue to develop the scalable and reliable architecture that supports our
business growth," said Martin Manley, president and CEO of Alibris. "We are
extremely pleased to welcome Uday to lead our technology efforts and help us
continue to bring our customers and business partners the highest quality
service and the most reliable means of locating hard-to-find books."
"I am excited to join Alibris` team of outstanding engineers and lead them
through the new technology challenges that come with a growing business,"
said Uday Walia. "My goal is to continue to develop and improve the
infrastructure and systems that allow Alibris to be the leader in the
hard-to-find book industry."
About Alibris
Alibris is the leading global supplier of hard-to-find books and enables
online booksellers, traditional offline book retailers, book distributors,
libraries, and consumers to more efficiently purchase out-of-print and rare
materials. Alibris is a private company based in the San Francisco Bay Area,
and is backed by CMGI @Ventures; Ingram Book Group; and Silicon Valley
venture investors Bedrock Capital Partners; Lightspeed Venture Partners; and
Aberdare Ventures. Further information about the company is available on its
Web site, www.alibris.com.
Media Contact:
Heath Ames
510.594.4563
heatha@alibris.com
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