Matt Hobbs has been
appointed to the newly created role of Head of Digital Engineering, reporting
to Bertrand Bodson, Chief Digital Officer.
The role is key to bringing to life
the strategic vision for Argos to be a digital retail leader, as announced to
The City on 24 October 2012. Hobbs joins the
business in this leadership role to work across digital and IT teams on the
continued development of technical and engineering capabilities within the
business.
Based at the Innovation Hub in Victoria, London, he will support expanding
digital delivery channels, scaling teams, process and platforms. Matt brings significant project
and operational experience ranging over a number of high technology industries.
He joins from Nuance Communications, where he was responsible for delivering
a global multi-channel digital technology platform. Prior to that, he held
senior technical roles including Head of Architecture and Engineering at
mydeco.com and Travelocity Europe, and Head of Technical Operations for
lastminute.com.
On his appointment, Bertrand
Bodson, Chief Digital Officer, Home Retail Group, said: “I am delighted that
Matt has joined the team. His expertise will be key to help us connect the
agile front end environment with back end infrastructure and maximise API’s, to
deliver meaningful technical solutions that benefit our customers. “He is
a great addition to an already strong team.”
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