GameStop Corp. (GameStop) announced that it has appointed Matt Furlong as Chief Executive Officer and Mike Recupero as Chief Financial Officer.
Furlong and Recupero join from Amazon, where they each held senior roles and oversaw various growth initiatives during their respective tenures. Furlong’s start date is June 21, 2021 and Recupero’s start date is July 12, 2021, the statement said.
Furlong is a veteran e-commerce leader with significant experience implementing growth strategies across global geographies and product categories. Most recently, he was a Country Leader and oversaw Amazon’s Australia business during a period of substantial growth. He was previously a Technical Advisor to the head of Amazon’s North America Consumer business. Throughout his nearly nine years at Amazon, he also ran a variety of product categories and oversaw strong market share expansion.
Furlong began his career at Procter & Gamble, where he was an executive focused on brand, marketing and sales strategies.
Recupero is a seasoned technology industry finance executive, who spent more than 17 years at Amazon supporting growth across global geographies and product categories. He most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of the North American Consumer business after serving as Chief Financial Officer of Prime Video. He previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of the European Consumer business. He began his career at Amazon, holding Analyst, Manager and Director roles of increasing responsibility.
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