Roberts shifts from GM to dotcom.(Roy S. Roberts)(Brief Article)

Higher salaries, stock options have old economy execs surfing the tech wave

At 61, Roy S. Roberts was in the high-ranking position he had been preparing for most of his life. The vice president of General Motors' North American Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing Group had dedicated nearly 20 years of his life to the American automaker, rising from his work in a manufacturing plant in upstate New York to a seat in the executive boardroom at GM's headquarters in Motor City, U.S.A.

Now, Roberts will be in the driver's seat of a Web-based company that may very well revolutionize the way African American companies gain multi-million dollar corporate contracts …