Astound Commerce boosts senior leadership team
Digital commerce specialist Astound Commerce has announced the appointment of four people to its global senior leadership team.
Thomas Spellios has been appointed as its international Chief Financial Officer, while Matthew Barker has been hired as Chief People Officer.
Meanwhile, Maria (Maru) Velandia (pictured above) joins as Global Employer Brand Manager, and Anna Zhukovska has been promoted to Director of Global Talent Acquisition.
Spellio comes with over 25 years’ experience working at consultancies including Deloitte and Accenture, and tech companies such as Ericsson, and will define and drive the financial and operational management of the company globally.
Barker - who has worked for such companies as BT, Cisco Systems and Rakuten - will take charge of leading Astound’s global people operations efforts.
Velandia brings more than 10 years of digital marketing, recruitment marketing, and employer branding experience to Astound.
And Zhukovska, previously Senior Manager of Global Talent Acquisition, will continue to lead an international team of 30 plus talent acquisition specialists in her new role.
Michael Kahn, Global CEO at Astound Commerce, comments: “We have a singular business goal of being the global leader in digital commerce solutions. As a company, we are committed to delivering maximum value every single day, and these critical new teammates will further fuel our pursuit of that mission.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Thomas, Matthew, and Maru, esteemed leaders in their respective areas of expertise, to our global leadership team and look forward to watching them excel. The same goes for Anna, a true talent expert whom we congratulate on her extremely well deserved new role.”
