Weee!, the leading ethnic e-grocer in the United States, announced the appointment of Ankur Shah as Chief Finance and Strategy Officer. The company has also appointed Thomas Jeon as General Counsel.
The new leaders bring diverse experience at the intersection of retail and technology, and will play a vital role in the company’s mission to bring exciting and affordable access to online grocery shoppers nationwide, the statement said.
“We proudly welcome Ankur and Thomas who demonstrate the world-class team we’re building here at Weee!,” said Larry Liu, founder and Chief Executive Officer. “Their distinguished leadership and industry experience will be vital to achieving our mission: make online groceries affordable and accessible more than ever to customers adjusting to the new normal. We look forward to tapping into Ankur and Thomas’ insights to accelerate our innovation and expansion efforts across North America.”
Ankur is a global startup executive with 20 years of investing and operating experience. As Chief Finance and Strategy Officer, Ankur is joining the company at a pivotal time; Weee! reached profitability last year and plans to continue its rapid expansion into key metropolitan regions nationwide in 2021, the company said.
Ankur was previously a seed investor and Chief Finance and Strategy Officer at Careem, a ride-hailing company in the Greater Middle East which was recently acquired for $3.1B by Uber. Prior to Careem, Ankur made venture investments in emerging markets at Acumen Fund and played multiple public service roles: helping to build over 25 public school libraries in New York City with the Robin Hood Foundation and starting a company to provide safe drinking water to rural communities in India. Ankur began his career with McKinsey & Company.
Ankur holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University, and a Master of Public Administration in International Development from Harvard’s Kennedy School where he was a Reynolds and a Soros Fellow.
Thomas joins Weee! most recently from Backcountry, and previously at eBay, Netflix, and Lucasfilm, where he has provided counsel to corporate development and strategy, business development, product, human resources, engineering, real estate, and executive teams. Thomas started his career in private practice advising clients in the software and semiconductor sectors. Thomas is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and the University of Virginia College of Arts & Sciences.
Weee!, headquartered in Fremont, California, is the leading ethnic e-grocer in the United States. Weee! has received $100M+ in funding from DST Global, Goodwater Capital, iFly.vc, XVC, VMG, Lightspeed Ventures, and Silicon Valley Bank.
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