ESW appoints new Co-Chairman and CEO as e-commerce firm targets next phase of growth
E-commerce provider ESW (formerly eShopWorld) has announced that Tommy Kelly, Founder and current CEO, will assume the role of Co-Chairman alongside Marc Pontet, CEO at Asendia – ESW’s owner.
Eric Eichmann, meanwhile, will join as the new CEO.
Kelly, who founded ESW in 2010, will focus on strategy and innovation.
He says: “My time as Group CEO has been extraordinarily exciting and satisfying. I see that continuing in the future, in my role as Co-Chairman. I am delighted to welcome Eric to lead ESW in its next phase.”
“I will continue to work closely with our talented senior leadership team and with our board to ensure we remain focused on our strategic goals in supporting our global brand clients to take full advantage of the inexorable structural shift in favour of e-commerce.”
“I extend a special thank you to Marc Pontet for his consistent personal support from the time Asendia first became a shareholder in ESW. I look forward to continuing our successful collaboration over the years ahead."
Eichmann brings over 20 years of leadership experience in technology and e-commerce to his new role as CEO.
Prior to joining ESW, he served as the CEO at Spark Networks, a NASDAQ listed specialist in online dating.
Before that, he was CEO at Criteo, a commerce marketing firm.
Eichmann has also held positions as: Chief Operating Officer at Living Social, Chief Operating Officer at Rosetta Stone, Senior Vice President of Ad Operations and Technology at AOL, and a Senior Manager at McKinsey & Co.
Eichmann will split his time between the US and Dublin. He comments: "I could not be more excited to join ESW at this critical time in the company's development.”
“It has a tremendous opportunity to help brands and retailers dramatically expand their business globally. I look forward to working with the great team and leading its next chapter of development."
Pontet says: “I want to personally thank Tommy for building an outstanding company and welcome Tommy as Co-Chair to our ESW board. I look forward to working closely with both Eric and Tommy in continuing to grow and scale our business."
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