Edmunds Names Hulu and McKinsey Alum Laura Perlman Vice President of Corporate Strategy

SANTA MONICA, CA — August 17, 2016 — Edmunds.com, the leading car information and shopping network, today announced that it has appointed Laura Perlman to serve as the company's Vice President of Corporate Strategy. In this new role, Perlman will be responsible for guiding the long–term strategic vision and identifying growth opportunities for Edmunds as the company continues to innovate ways to make the car shopping process easier and more seamless for consumers and dealers.

Before taking the position at Edmunds, Perlman served as the Head of Corporate Strategy at Hulu, where she led development of the company's long- and short-term business strategy. Her work advanced Hulu's mission and product roadmap along a path toward billion-dollar growth opportunities. Perlman's résumé also includes several years at McKinsey & Company, where she led initiatives for multiple Fortune 500 companies to drive better performance through customer experience, go-to-market redesign and strategy development. Perlman holds a B.A in Psychology from Princeton University and a M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

"Laura joins us at not only an exciting time for Edmunds, but also for the tech and automotive industries overall," said Edmunds.com President Seth Berkowitz. "Her skills, savvy and experience will go a long way toward helping Edmunds thrive in a crowded and competitive landscape."

Regarded as one of the best places to work in Southern California, and with a brand new state-of-the-art corporate "EdQuarters" in Santa Monica, Edmunds continues to attract some of the best talent in the tech and automotive industries. The company currently has 27 open positions on its career page, which can be found at http://www.edmunds.com/careers/.

About Edmunds.com
Car shopping destination Edmunds.com serves millions of visitors each month. With Edmunds.com Price Promise^®, shoppers can buy smarter with instant, upfront prices for cars and trucks currently for sale at 10,000 dealer franchises across the U.S. Shoppers can browse not only dealer inventory, but also vehicle reviews, shopping tips, photos, videos and feature stories on both Edmunds' wired site and on its acclaimed mobile apps. Regarded as one of the best places to work in Southern California, Edmunds.com was also named one of "The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2015 in Automotive" by Fast Company. Edmunds welcomes all car-shopping questions at our Help Center and help@edmunds.com and on Twitter and Facebook. The company is based in Santa Monica, Calif. and has a satellite office in downtown Detroit, Mich., but you can find Edmunds from anywhere on YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Instagram, Google+ and Flipboard.