Alibris promotes Derr to coo

EMERYVILLE, Calif. Alibris has promoted Liz Derr to coo. Derr has been vp of engineering at Alibris for the past two years, after joining Alibris in 2005. She now manages Alibris’s partnerships with online and traditional retail partners, like Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Chapters/Indigo, and Half.com by eBay, and heads Alibris’s customer service organization.

“Liz has successfully led Alibris through new initiatives and major infrastructure changes, and has taken over leadership of our cross-functional operations team this past year,” said Brian Elliott, president and ceo of Alibris. “She has a real passion for improving customer satisfaction. Having Liz integrate our engineering, customer service, and business-partnership initiatives allows us to better serve sellers, buyers, and partners by implementing improvements that drive long-term growth for our business.”