uBid.com Holdings Inc., which operates the uBid online auction site, has appointed Kenneth J. Roering to its Board of Directors. Dr. Roering is currently Professor of Marketing in the Carlson School of Management of the University of Minnesota and Executive Vice President, Strategic Management, Marshall BankFirst Corp. He previously served as Chairman of the Marketing Department at the University of Minnesota for five years, and prior to that, occupied the same position at the University of Missouri.

In addition, Roering served as a visiting professor or distinguished guest lecturer at a number of universities, including Northwestern University, Harvard University, University of Michigan, University of Virginia, University of Illinois, University Jean Moulin (Lyon, France) and the Warsaw School of Economics (Poland).

Over the past twenty years, Dr. Roering has been a member of the Board of Directors of several private and public companies, and has served as an independent consultant to numerous corporations including American Express, 3M Cargill, Carlson Companies and Motorola. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Arctic Cat (Lead Director), Innovex Inc., and Rave Sports. Dr Roering obtained his doctorate from the University of Iowa and has published extensively in professional journals.

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