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Jason Palmer Joins SmartDrive as Chief Product Officer

Mon Jan 5, 2009 8:00am EST
Global Risk and Safety Technology Company Strengthens Management Team with New
Appointment

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartDrive Systems, Inc., a global Driver
Safety and Risk Management company, announced the strengthening of its
executive management team with the appointment of Jason Palmer as Chief
Product Officer. 

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080331/LAM040)

"Jason's experience in rapidly expanding companies in their early stage will
be a tremendous asset to our company," said Greg Drew, CEO of SmartDrive.
"Jason is an outstanding professional with a proven track record to implement
and executive key strategic initiatives to grow the market and increase
momentum with customers.  Together, with the rest of our executive leadership
team, Jason will help to drive sales to escalate SmartDrive's position in the
coming year." 

Palmer brings more than 16 years of expertise with outstanding accomplishments
in marketing and sales for fast growing technology companies such as
WebTrends, 800.com, Qualcomm, Now Software, Clientele Software, and Tut
Systems.  Palmer has a strong reputation for recruiting, training, and
managing nationally recognized top tier marketing organizations and has
consistently exceeded company and industry guidelines for excellence.  

About SmartDrive Systems, Inc.
Based in San Diego, SmartDrive Systems mitigates risk by monitoring the safe
operation of vehicle fleets worldwide and assesses liability in collisions. By
combining sight and sound, event analysis and driver coaching, SmartDrive's
automated event recorder (AER) technology and associated web-based service
reduces vehicle damages, workers' compensation and personal injury costs by
over 50 percent.  Customers include enterprise with fleets: from small- to
mid-size fleets (e.g. motor coaches, ambulances, and taxi companies) to large
500+ fleets (e.g. school bus, utility, waste management, and transit
companies). For more information, please go to www.smartdrive.net.  


SOURCE  SmartDrive Systems, Inc.

Karli Middlewood, Director of Marketing of SmartDrive Systems, Inc.,
+1-858-225-5550, karli.middlewood@smartdrive.net



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