Astound Commerce has announced global and local market leadership appointments. This organisational change enables the company to offer more innovative solutions and services, and to bring them to market more broadly and more quickly.
On the heels of bringing on board Thomas Spellios as CFO and Matthew Barker as Chief People Officer this summer, Astound has now created the roles of Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Solutions Officer, and Chief Revenue Officer—with Astound cofounders Igor Gorin and Ilya Vinogradsky becoming Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Solutions Officer, respectively. Terry Hunter, most recently CEO of Astound Commerce UK, will take the reins as Chief Revenue Officer. These C-suite leaders will report into Astound Global CEO Michael Kahn.
Vanessa Cartwright becomes CEO of Astound Commerce North America, Samuel Cane becomes managing director of Astound Commerce UK, with Lars Feldscher continuing in his role as CEO of Astound Commerce DACH, and David O’Sullivan continuing in his role as managing director of Astound Commerce MENA. These four established Astound leaders will report into Chief Revenue Officer Terry Hunter—signalling a move away from a franchise model to a global platform for growth.
“We are at a critical moment in the history of the company calling for organisational change—a moment characterised by unprecedented marketplace demand and exceptional business growth opportunity,” said Kahn. “In response, we realised we needed this change to our structure to create greater alignment, collaboration, and scale to go and grow.”
“With this shift, you can expect the same high-quality work you have come to rely on from Astound, but with improvements in speed and agility,” said Chief Revenue Officer Terry Hunter. “The CRO team in particular is committed to optimising all areas and interactions across our business, as we work to accelerate and enhance business revenue generation for our clients.”
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