Ex-eBay marketing director Todd Kurie joins Singapore’s RedMart.com
August 14, 2012 by Terence LEE
RedMart.com, a Singapore-based online marketplace for household essentials, announced today that Todd Kurie, the former Director of Marketing at eBay and most recently VP Marketing at MyCube, has joined the startup as VP of Marketing.
RedMart, which has secured seed funding from Toivo Annus, the co-founder of Skype, offers a direct-to-consumer platform that gives constomer insights and marketing capabilities to brands in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry.
“Todd’s intense focus on understanding our customers and his analytical approach to marketing will ensure efficient use of marketing funds in further accelerating our growth. He brings deep ecommerce knowledge to the team from his experience at eBay and, most importantly, he’s fun to work with!”, said Roger Egan, Co-Founder & CEO of RedMart.com.
On why he joined RedMart, Todd said, “RedMart is off to a great start and I’m really impressed with how the team focuses on giving customers a great experience, from order to delivery. I’m really excited about the opportunity to help RedMart grow.”
Check out SGE’s review of RedMart, as well as our interview with the co-founders.
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