Blue Apron Names Josh Friedman Chief Product Officer
April 12 2022 - 6:50AM
Business Wire
Friedman Brings Extensive Experience in Digital
and Product Leadership
Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN) announced that Josh Friedman has been
named Chief Product Officer, effective April 18, 2022. Friedman
brings multi-decade, extensive experience in strategic, digital and
product leadership roles to Blue Apron.
As Chief Product Officer, he will be responsible for Blue
Apron’s product strategy, overseeing cross-functional efforts
between fulfillment, culinary and digital product. Chief Product
Officer is a recent addition to Blue Apron’s Executive Leadership
Team. Friedman will be reporting to President and Chief Executive
Officer Linda Findley.
“Josh’s strengths in weaving digital experiences around unique
physical products combined with his experience growing e-commerce,
fulfillment environments as well as transforming a product-driven
culture cross-functionally will be a great addition to our
established leadership team,” said Findley. “His exceptional record
in team building, leadership, growing direct businesses, marketing
technology, and data-driven product strategy will be an asset, and
I look forward to his contribution to the business.”
Most recently, Friedman was the Head of Digital Products at The
Neiman Marcus Group, where he was responsible for the digital
experiences and capabilities for both customers and associates.
Prior to The Neiman Marcus Group, Friedman was Vice President of
Digital Commerce at JCPenney, leading the product, e-commerce and
omni-channel operations. Previously, Friedman led a variety of
digital, e-commerce, marketing, analytics and finance teams at Dell
in the United States, Canada and Singapore.
Friedman has served on the Advisory Board for the Digital
Council at the National Retail Federation, and the University of
North Texas Global Digital Retailing Research Center. In addition,
he has served as a Senior Lecturer at the Jindal School of Business
at The University of Texas at Dallas.
“As a fan of the product, I have followed Blue Apron over the
last few years, and believe that this is an exciting time for the
company,” said Friedman. “The team has established a strong
foundation for the business and I am excited to work with them to
build on top of the great work that has already been done.”
Friedman holds a master’s degree in Business Administration and
a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, both from the McCombs School of
Business at The University of Texas at Austin.
About Blue Apron Blue Apron’s vision is Better Living
Through Better Food™. Launched in 2012, Blue Apron offers fresh,
chef-designed recipes that empower home cooks to embrace their
culinary curiosity, challenge their abilities in the kitchen and
see what a difference cooking quality food can make in their lives.
Blue Apron is a carbon-neutral meal-kit company and is focused on
bringing incredible recipes to its customers, while promoting
planetary and dietary wellness for everyone.
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