SAN FRANCISCO, June 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Shift a leading end-to-end auto ecommerce platform that is transforming the used car industry with a technology-driven, hassle-free customer experience, today announced the appointment of Jason Curtis as Chief Accounting Officer.
In this newly created role, Curtis will be responsible for all accounting and SEC reporting functions. Curtis’s extensive public company finance and accounting experience in the retail industry will support Shift’s rapid growth. Most recently, he served as CFO of Boscov’s, a family owned department store chain. Previously, he was CFO of Stage Stores, a public company where he also held various senior finance and accounting roles and worked closely with Shift’s CFO Oded Shein.
“We are excited to welcome Jason as our first Chief Accounting Officer,” said Toby Russell, Shift’s co-founder and co-CEO. “With his years of experience leading the finance functions of public companies, Jason is a valuable addition to our management team, and this is just another step in growing our finance organization.”
Curtis’s appointment was effective June 1, 2021.
About Shift
Shift is a leading end-to-end auto ecommerce platform transforming the used car industry with a technology-driven, hassle-free customer experience. Shift’s mission is to make car purchase and ownership simple — to make buying or selling a used car fun, fair, and accessible to everyone. Shift provides comprehensive, digital solutions throughout the car ownership lifecycle: finding the right car, having a test drive brought to you before buying the car, a seamless digitally-driven purchase transaction including financing and vehicle protection products, an efficient, digital trade-in/sale transaction, and a vision to provide high-value support services during car ownership. For more information please visit www.shift.com.
Contacts
Drew Haroldson
Investor Relations Contact
drew@blueshirtgroup.com
Henry Bird
Media Contact
hbird@shift.com