Groupon today announced the appointment of four new executives: Robbie
Schwietzer to Senior Vice President of Operations, Lisa Kennedy to Vice
President, General Manager, of Groupon Reserve, David Kerr, Vice
President, General Manager, of Home Services, and Hoke Horne, Vice
President of Global Commercial Finance.
“We’re thrilled to bring Robbie, Lisa, David and Hoke and their
incredible caliber of talent to Groupon,” said Eric Lefkofsky, CEO,
Groupon. “All four are well-regarded experts in their fields and will
help take Groupon to the next level.”
Schwietzer will be involved in implementing, overseeing and growing
Groupon’s various enterprise operations. Previously, he spent 10 years
at Amazon and most recently held the position of Vice President of
Amazon Prime. During his tenure at Amazon, he also served as Director of
International Retail, Director of Videogames and Software, Germany, and
Senior Finance Manager. Prior to Amazon, Schwietzer worked at McKinsey &
Company as an Associate Consultant. He holds an undergraduate degree
from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a MBA from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management.
Schwietzer will report to Chief Operating Officer Kal Raman and be based
in Seattle.
Kennedy will head the Groupon Reserve team, a high-end channel for
premium deals and experiences, and lead Groupon’s merchandising efforts.
A proven entrepreneur with vast ecommerce experience, she is the founder
of Hopscotch, a daily deal site in India that features member access to
discounts on top baby and children’s brands. Prior to launching
Hopscotch, Kennedy served as the Executive Vice president of E-Commerce
for Quidsi, which operates Diapers.com, Soap.com and BeautyBar.com.
She’s also held senior roles at Scholastic, Time Inc. and the Guinness
Book of World Records. Kennedy received her undergraduate degree from
Boston University and her MBA from Harvard Business School. She will
report to Raman and be based in New York.
Kerr will drive outreach to home and auto-related merchants and create a
marketplace experience for Groupon customers to find, schedule and
purchase deals from local service providers. He previously was the
General Manager of eCommerce for Angie’s List. Kerr also held the
position of President and CEO for NoInk Communications for six years,
which provided mobile CRM and inventory management solutions for the
medical and pharmaceutical industries. Most recently, he served as
Chairman of the Board for Jada Beauty, an ecommerce and content platform
dedicated to helping hair stylists and salons sell a curated selection
of products to their clients. Kerr is a graduate of Princeton
University. He will report to the Vice President, General Manager of
Daily Deals Julie Szudarek and be based in Chicago.
Horne will lead Groupon’s Global Commercial Finance team and help steer
finance operations for Groupon’s global businesses. He joins the company
from Juniper Networks, where he previously served as Vice President of
Software Finance and also Vice President of Pricing. Before that, Horne
worked at Microsoft for seven years including roles as Chief Financial
Officer of Windows Client, General Manager of Pricing and Product
Licensing, and Chief of Staff to Microsoft’s CFO, in addition to other
positions. Horne holds an undergraduate degree from the University of
Virginia and a MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of
Business. He will report to Groupon’s Chief Financial Officer Jason
Child and be based in Chicago.
About Groupon
Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) is a global leader in local commerce, making it
easy for people around the world to search and discover great businesses
at unbeatable prices. Groupon is reinventing the traditional small
business world by providing merchants with a suite of products and
services, including customizable deals, payments processing capabilities
and point-of-sale solutions to help them attract more customers and run
their operations more effectively. By leveraging the company’s global
relationships and scale, Groupon offers consumers incredible deals on
the best stuff to eat, see, do, and buy in 48 countries. With Groupon,
shoppers discover the best a city has to offer with Groupon
Local, enjoy vacations with Groupon
Getaways, and find a curated selection of electronics, fashion, home
furnishings and more with Groupon
Goods. To subscribe to Groupon emails, visit www.Groupon.com.
To learn more about the company’s merchant solutions and how to work
with Groupon, visit www.GrouponWorks.com.
Copyright Business Wire 2013