{"id":526302,"date":"2021-08-10T16:33:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T20:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wayfair-appoints-jeremy-king-to-board-of-directors\/"},"modified":"2021-08-10T16:33:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T20:33:08","slug":"wayfair-appoints-jeremy-king-to-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wayfair-appoints-jeremy-king-to-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayfair Appoints Jeremy King to Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wayfair Appoints Jeremy King to Board of Directors<\/b><\/p>\n

Senior Vice President and Head of Engineering at Pinterest Brings Record of Scaling Technology Platforms to Home Leader<\/i><\/p>\n

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–Wayfair<\/a> (NYSE:W), one of the world\u2019s largest destinations for the home, today announced the appointment of Jeremy King to its board of directors. King brings extensive experience leading and building large-scale technology efforts spanning the retail and software industries, including in his current role as Senior Vice President and Head of Engineering at Pinterest.\n<\/p>\n

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Jeremy King joins Wayfair board (Photo: Business Wire)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to welcome Jeremy to the board as we continue to scale the Wayfair technology platform and deliver world-class experiences for both our customers and supplier partners,\u201d said Niraj Shah, CEO, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, Wayfair. \u201cJeremy offers an abundance of knowledge in building seamless technology products and leveraging data to grow businesses, and we are eager to gain from his advice and counsel.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nIn his role at Pinterest, King leads the company\u2019s technical vision and oversees the Engineering team building products, platforms and machine learning systems. Under his leadership, King\u2019s teams have built and scaled Pinterest\u2019s sophisticated visual discovery engine with hundreds of billions of Pins served to hundreds of millions of Pinners. His expertise spans the entire end-to-end e-commerce shopping experience, having overseen customer, merchant and supply chain technologies across cloud and data platforms.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cI am pleased to join Wayfair\u2019s board and offer my support and guidance as the company continues to scale the preeminent platform for the home category,\u201d said King. \u201cWayfair has created infrastructure, technology and services that power deep connections and loyalty with both customers and suppliers. I look forward to serving as an advisor as Wayfair reinforces those exceptional experiences and relationships.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nPrior to joining Pinterest, King led the e-commerce technology team behind U.S. retail stores and e-commerce for Walmart and Jet, most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. King also served as Executive Vice President, Technology of LiveOps from 2008 to 2011 and as Vice President Software Development and Engineering of eBay from 2001 to 2008. King holds a B.S. from San Jose State University.\n<\/p>\n

About Wayfair<\/b><\/p>\n

\nWayfair is the destination for all things home: helping everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home. From expert customer service, to the development of tools that make the shopping process easier, to carrying one of the widest and deepest selections of items for every space, style, and budget, Wayfair gives everyone the power to create spaces that are just right for them.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe Wayfair family of sites includes:\n<\/p>\n