Two key roles filled at eBags as Q4 sales set record
Online accessories retailer eBags continues to build out its senior leadership team with the newest hire filling the roles of CFO and COO.
Dan Hogan was named CFO and COO at eBags, a leading online retailer of handbags, luggage, backpacks and accessories, and will oversee finance, accounting, operations, fulfillment and customer service. Hogan previously served as CFO and COO at the Coleman Company where he spent nine years. Prior to Coleman, Hogan held senior operations roles at Easton-Bell Sports and World Kitchen, whose brands include Corningware, Corelle, Pyrex, Ecko, and Revere. Earlier in his career, he was vp of finance, at a division of Georgia Pacific as well as at the Fort James Corporation.
"We are thrilled to have Dan join our team. His strengths and experience align perfectly with our strategic initiatives. He brings a disciplined financial approach coupled with a passion for customer satisfaction,” said eBags president and CEO Mike Edwards.
Hogan’s appointment follows other recent key hires and was announced in conjunction with the release of what the company said were record fourth quarter sales. Sales during the period grew 20% (the company didn’t disclose actual sales results) thanks to strength in mobile, the introduction of a limited duration promotional initiative branded as “Steals of the Day,” and a 20% increase in brands and product assortment offered at eBags.com.
"We went all out preparing eBags.com for the holidays and customers responded favorably. From website initiatives to new categories and brands, we are excited to showcase eBags.com as the ultimate online destination to enhance any journey,” Edwards said.
Edwards joined eBags last July as CEO, an investor and board member after previously serving as executive vice president of global merchandising for Staples. More recently, eBags named another Staples executive and an executive from the virtual reality firm Magic Leap to its strategic advisory board.
Faisal Masud, executive vice president of global e-commerce at Staples, and Scott Henry, CFO at Magic Leap, were tapped to join the advisory board for their wealth of entrepreneurial and operational experience and an understanding of what it takes to excel in an industry being reshaped by technology.
“Faisal and Scott have held senior leadership positions at some of the most progressive and disruptive global brands, including Staples, Amazon, eBay, Magic Leap, and Beats by Dr. Dre,” Edwards said in December when the appointments were made.