CommerceHub Taps J.C. Penney, Home Depot Executive for Newly Created RoleThis is a new position at the company.

[Collection]Drop-ship fulfillment and product content management provider CommerceHub named e-commerce veteran Mike Amend chief operating officer. Amend has worked with the company on the client side for the past decade, which includes serving as executive vice president of omnichannel at J.C. Penney Co. Inc., vice president of online at The Home Depot and chief technology officer of global online at Dell. Amend has also held the position of deputy chief technology officer at BEA Systems. This is a new position at CommerceHub, which describes itself as a “distributed commerce network for retailers and brands.” Frank Poore, founder and chief executive officer of CommerceHub, said Amend “brings a long history of success driving e-commerce growth for top retailers and extensive technology leadership experience to this role.” Poore described Amend’s experience as helping the “business, strategy, technology and operations at retailers so they can compete effectively in a digital world.” Poore said as chief operating officer at CommerceHub, Amend “will focus on accelerating product innovation and aligning our service and operations teams with our customers to help them leverage CommerceHub’s platform and network to grow revenue and expand merchandise assortments.” In a statement, CommerceHub said that, while at J.C. Penney, Amend was “instrumental in leading the digital transformation

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