CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Groupon (http://www.groupon.com) (NASDAQ: GRPN) today announced that Kal Raman will assume the role of SVP, Americas. Raman will oversee the company’s operations in ten countries in North, Latin and South Americas and will be based in Groupon’s corporate headquarters in Chicago.
Raman’s career spans more than 20 years in technology and retail, most recently consulting as General Manager of Global Fulfillment at eBay. Raman served as CEO of GlobalScholar, a leader in enterprise software to K-12 public schools, and Senior Vice President at Amazon with responsibility for driving its global non-media business for retailers and sellers. In addition, he led Amazon’s retail technology and marketing units. Prior to Amazon, Kal was CEO of drugstore.com where he joined as CIO following seven years at Wal-Mart, where he served in numerous management roles.
“Kal brings e-commerce and operational experience to Groupon which will benefit our customers and our merchants as we set out to become the operating system for local business,” said Andrew Mason, CEO of Groupon.
Raman is a graduate of College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai. He remains dedicated to improving the quality of education for underprivileged children in his native India.
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