Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> August 15, 2012

U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. (PRTS)

David Robson was appointed Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc., effective January 2012. He has more than 20 years of finance, accounting and operational experience and has held senior positions with public and private companies operating in the e-commerce and retail space. Mr. Robson recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at Mervyn's LLC, a department store chain that operated 175 stores in the western United States with revenues exceeding $2 billion. Before joining Mervyn's in 2007, he was the Senior Vice President of Finance and Principal Accounting Officer for Guitar Center, Inc., the nation's largest retailer of music equipment online and in stores with combined revenues of $2.5 billion. Mr. Robson was with Guitar Center from 2001 to 2007. He began his career in public accounting with Deloitte & Touche. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a B.S. in accounting and is also a Certified Public Accountant. Profile
TWST: Please begin with a quick overview of U.S. Auto Parts Network.

Mr. Robson: The business was started in 1995 in Los Angeles serving local body shops. We were one of the early