Digital wholesale retailer taps Amazon exec as first president
The USA has George Washington, and Boxed has Prentis Wilson.
Boxed, an online and mobile wholesale retailer, has named Prentis Wilson, who previously served as VP and GM of Amazon Business, as the company’s first-ever president. During his eight-year career at Amazon, Wilson founded the global Amazon Business division, which grew to over $10 billion in sales in less than four years.
Prior to joining Amazon, Wilson led Cisco’s global sourcing and procurement operations. His professional experience also includes 12 years at Honeywell International, where he served in a variety of engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing operations roles. At Boxed, Wilson will look to accelerate overall company growth by focusing on the customer.
“In a rapidly evolving industry, we’ve been able to grow from a technology startup selling online bulk groceries to a full-service retail partner also offering software and actionable data insights,” said Chieh Huang, Boxed co-founder and CEO. “Prentis will help us in scaling this operation, bringing years of insight from a strong player in the e-commerce landscape.”
“Boxed is an innovative company that identified and capitalized on a real opportunity in the grocery space,” said Wilson. “I’m super excited to join Boxed, where I see massive potential for its end-to-end platform to deliver an industry-best shopping experience for customers, as well as unrivaled value for vendors.”
Wilson is the latest in a series of senior leadership hires for the wholesale startup. Boxed recently hired CFO Rhonda Ramparas, an 18-year veteran of Fortress Investment Group. Other key hires include VP of growth Seiya Vogt and VP of product Andrea Chesleigh.
Boxed, an online and mobile wholesale retailer, has named Prentis Wilson, who previously served as VP and GM of Amazon Business, as the company’s first-ever president. During his eight-year career at Amazon, Wilson founded the global Amazon Business division, which grew to over $10 billion in sales in less than four years.
Prior to joining Amazon, Wilson led Cisco’s global sourcing and procurement operations. His professional experience also includes 12 years at Honeywell International, where he served in a variety of engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing operations roles. At Boxed, Wilson will look to accelerate overall company growth by focusing on the customer.
“In a rapidly evolving industry, we’ve been able to grow from a technology startup selling online bulk groceries to a full-service retail partner also offering software and actionable data insights,” said Chieh Huang, Boxed co-founder and CEO. “Prentis will help us in scaling this operation, bringing years of insight from a strong player in the e-commerce landscape.”
“Boxed is an innovative company that identified and capitalized on a real opportunity in the grocery space,” said Wilson. “I’m super excited to join Boxed, where I see massive potential for its end-to-end platform to deliver an industry-best shopping experience for customers, as well as unrivaled value for vendors.”
Wilson is the latest in a series of senior leadership hires for the wholesale startup. Boxed recently hired CFO Rhonda Ramparas, an 18-year veteran of Fortress Investment Group. Other key hires include VP of growth Seiya Vogt and VP of product Andrea Chesleigh.