OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill.,
Sept. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Redbox®, America's destination for new-release
entertainment, today announced Matt
James as its senior vice president of operations and
merchandising. Based out of Redbox's Chicago-area headquarters, James is
responsible for driving the strategy that will continue to evolve
Redbox's massive operational network, which generated an average of
two million rentals per day in 2014, or about 723 million
rentals.
With more than 40,000 Redbox kiosks at nearly 34,000 retail
locations nationwide as of June 30,
2015, James will lead a team of over 1,400 employees across
Redbox's Field Operations, Machine Support, Inventory, Logistics
and Strategy & Analytics teams. James' team oversees inventory
stocking and optimization, title merchandising, kiosk repair and
preventative maintenance across the network.
"Over his past four years at Redbox, Matt has excelled across
several leadership roles and we look forward to leveraging his
diverse experience to constantly improve the customer experience,"
says Mark Horak, president of
Redbox. "The exceptional customer experience Redbox brings every
renter is only made possible through our highly efficient, world
class network. When you're operating at the incredible scale Redbox
does, it takes a highly effective leader like Matt and a passionate
team to make the systems run like a well-oiled machine."
Before moving into his current position, James was vice
president of Inventory and Logistics for Redbox. Prior, James was
senior director of Strategy & Analytics for Redbox, a position
he held from his start with the company in 2011.
Prior to joining Redbox, James worked with both Bain and Company
and Marakon Associates. James serves as the chair of the auxiliary
board of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship in Chicago. He received a bachelor's degree in
Economics from Northwestern University
and an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg
School of Management.
For more information on Redbox please visit www.Redbox.com.
About Redbox
Redbox, an Outerwall Inc. (Nasdaq: OUTR)
brand, offers new-release DVD, Blu-ray Disc® and video-game
rentals through its network of conveniently
located, self-service kiosks. Redbox has rented more than 4
billion discs and is available at nearly 34,000 U.S. locations,
including leading grocery, drug and convenience stores, and select
Walgreens, Walmart and McDonald's locations. For more information,
visit www.redbox.com and for more information about
Outerwall Inc., visit www.outerwall.com.
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