Groupon (GRPN) Appoints Kal Raman as COO
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Groupon (Nasdaq: GRPN) announced the appointment of Kal Raman as Chief Operating Officer. In his role as COO, Raman will continue to report to CEO Andrew Mason and oversee the company’s global sales and operations.
Raman joined the company in April 2012. He was previously Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Operations.
Raman is a 20-year veteran in technology and retail businesses. Most recently, Raman worked as Vice President of Global Fulfillment at eBay. Before that, he served as CEO of GlobalScholar, a leader in enterprise software to K-12 public schools. Prior to GlobalScholar, he was Senior Vice President at Amazon, responsible for driving its global non-media business for retailers and sellers. In addition, he led Amazon's retail technology and marketing units. Before joining Amazon, Raman was CEO of drugstore.com where he joined as CIO. He also held numerous management roles at Wal-Mart.
He is a graduate of the College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai, and remains dedicated to improving the quality of education for underprivileged children in his native India.
Raman joined the company in April 2012. He was previously Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Operations.
Raman is a 20-year veteran in technology and retail businesses. Most recently, Raman worked as Vice President of Global Fulfillment at eBay. Before that, he served as CEO of GlobalScholar, a leader in enterprise software to K-12 public schools. Prior to GlobalScholar, he was Senior Vice President at Amazon, responsible for driving its global non-media business for retailers and sellers. In addition, he led Amazon's retail technology and marketing units. Before joining Amazon, Raman was CEO of drugstore.com where he joined as CIO. He also held numerous management roles at Wal-Mart.
He is a graduate of the College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai, and remains dedicated to improving the quality of education for underprivileged children in his native India.
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