Flash commerce site One Kings Lane continues to tear things up. The Kleiner Perkins backed startup cofounded by Ali Pincus (Zynga’s Mark Pincus is her husband) has just hired Greg Fant as Chief Marketing Officer.
Fant is a ten year veteran of eBay – his most recent job, ending today, was vice president of North America marketing where he managed a team of more than 100 employees.
In a recent post we noted that One Kings Lane was hiring a chief financial and marketing officer. CEO Doug Mack says that they are still looking for their CFO.
And revenue is supposedly on a tear. The company simply won’t disclose or even hint at how large sales are, but we’re digging. What they will say is that revenue grew 500% since last year, and grew another 60% in the last three months alone. Our guess is revenues are in the low tens of millions – anything less and they probably wouldn’t be able to hire this caliber of employee at C-level executive positions.
One Kings Lane is the leading flash sales site for the home market, offering members access to spectacular designer home decor, furnishings, accessories, and gifts – at prices up to 70% off retail. One Kings Lane works directly with leading home brands to bring the very best products at exceptional prices to its members – every day of the week. One Kings Lane also partners with top designers, decorators and industry insiders to deliver content that inspires, enlightens and...
Greg Fant is an e-commerce veteran with extensive experience in product and marketing strategy and development, distribution and management. Prior to One Kings Lane, Greg spent 10 years at eBay where he most recently held the position of vice president of North America marketing. In this role, he was responsible for all North America marketing functions, as well as development and management of global marketing infrastructure development. He oversaw eBay’s substantial marketing budget and managed a team of more...
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