Wayfair Appoints Jim Miller as Chief Technology Officer
April 20 2020 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Veteran Tech Executive Moves into Permanent
CTO Role to Lead Wayfair’s Global Tech Operations
Wayfair Inc. (NYSE:W), one of the world’s largest online
destinations for the home, today named Jim Miller Chief Technology
Officer, making permanent a role he has held on an interim basis
since August 2019. As CTO, Miller will continue to provide
strategic direction and leadership for the rapid scaling of
Wayfair’s best-in-class tech operations. Drawing upon extensive
experience leading large teams at Google, Cisco and Amazon during
hyper-growth periods, Miller will continue to cultivate an
entrepreneurial environment for Wayfair’s robust engineering team
while further fueling the power of Wayfair’s global e-commerce
platform and tech-driven supply chain.
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“We are fortunate to have had the benefit of Jim’s leadership
and perspective both as a long-time board member and as interim CTO
and so, it is without a doubt that his move into the permanent CTO
role will be seamless and immediately impactful,” said Niraj Shah,
CEO, co-founder and co-chairman, Wayfair. “Jim’s track record of
strong leadership at fast-growing, large scale, technology
companies makes him the ideal fit to guide our 3,000 plus person
engineering team and to continue to build a world-class technology
infrastructure that further strengthens our position at the
forefront of the ecommerce industry. We are delighted to officially
welcome Jim as our new CTO.”
Over the past eight months, Miller has become a well-respected
leader within the company and has successfully mobilized the
engineering organization behind his vision. As CTO, he will
continue to lead the product and engineering roadmap and
prioritization to drive the success of Wayfair’s tech enabled
global business.
“In my tenure as interim CTO and board member, I have gained a
deep appreciation for both the strength of Wayfair’s team and the
incredible opportunity ahead for Wayfair,” said Miller. “We are
building an unparalleled technology platform that is uniquely
positioned to serve the growing ecommerce market. When we couple
that platform with the company’s world-class supply chain
operations and a highly talented team, the opportunity ahead is
immense. I could not be more excited to officially take on the CTO
role and partner with Niraj, Steve and the entire Wayfair team to
help lead us through this incredible journey and the vast growth
opportunity ahead.”
Before joining Wayfair as interim CTO in 2019, Miller served as
Chief Executive Officer of AREVO. At Google, Miller served as Vice
President of Worldwide Operations from June 2010 until February
2018. Prior to joining Google, Miller was Executive Vice President
of Sanmina-SCI Corporation, one of the world’s largest electronic
manufacturing service providers, where he had responsibility for
their industrial, clean tech, multimedia and automotive businesses.
Miller also served as a senior executive at Cisco over a seven-year
tenure leading supply chain and logistics, Asia operations, new
product introduction, advanced technology, and global operations
for the high-end and mid-range routing and switching products while
the company ramped from $18B to over $40B in annual revenue. Prior
to Cisco, Miller served as Vice President of Supply Chain at Amazon
where he was responsible for the inception of the company’s supply
chain organization and was a key contributor to Amazon’s rapid
growth into a global company.
Miller received a B.S. from Purdue University, an M.S. from MIT
and an MBA from the Sloan School of Management at MIT. With
Miller’s transition to CTO, he will step down from Wayfair’s board,
a position he held for the last four years.
About Wayfair
Wayfair believes everyone should live in a home they love.
Through technology and innovation, Wayfair makes it possible for
shoppers to quickly and easily find exactly what they want from a
selection of more than 18 million items across home furnishings,
décor, home improvement, housewares and more. Committed to
delighting its customers every step of the way, Wayfair is
reinventing the way people shop for their homes – from product
discovery to final delivery.
The Wayfair family of sites includes:
- Wayfair - Everything home for every budget.
- Joss & Main - Stylish designs to discover daily.
- AllModern - The best of modern, priced for real life.
- Birch Lane - Classic home. Comfortable cost.
- Perigold - The widest-ever selection of luxury home
furnishings.
Wayfair generated $9.1 billion in net revenue for full year
2019. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with operations
throughout North America and Europe, the company employs more than
16,000 people.
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Media Relations Contact: Jane Carpenter PR@Wayfair.com
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