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Stord Continues Rapid Expansion to Grow In-House Expertise Team

ATLANTA, Nov. 14, 2019 -- STORD, the pioneer of Networked Distribution helping companies move products more efficiently at scale, announced this week that two new vice presidents are joining its executive leadership team: David Hardwick, Vice President of Engineering, and Steve Swan, Vice President of Supply Chain. 

Since relocating to Atlanta’s historic Biltmore Hotel following their Series A funding earlier this year, STORD has doubled the team, adding 20 new employees with supply chain and technology experience. “As our customers and team continue to scale,” says CEO and co-founder Sean Henry, “we’re taking advantage of our proximity to local Atlanta talent to expand our in-house expertise.”

David was most recently at BetterCloud, where he held the Chief Technology Officer position for over seven years, leading a 100-person technology organization across 16 teams to build the world’s first multi-SaaS Operations product. Prior to BetterCloud, David was Director of Cloud Services at Cloud Sherpas, a cloud-computing advisory and technology services company acquired by Accenture. As VP of Engineering, David will be responsible for managing and scaling STORD’s software platform capabilities and integrations. 

David Hardwick, VP of Engineering

Steve joins from Amazon, where he spent seven years in senior management positions and led the creation of Amazon’s Prime Free Same-Day fulfillment network. Prior to Amazon, Steve was the head of transportation strategy at Grainger, a $16B market cap industrial supply and inventory management company. Steve will bring his experience in strategic supply chain planning for customer experience and scalability to STORD’s operations and supplier relations teams as VP of Supply Chain.

Steve Swan, VP of Supply Chain

STORD also recently welcomed Toyin Adon-Abel Jr., Director of Marketing, and Austin Pauls, Director of Finance. Before joining STORD, Toyin was Director of Marketing at Universal Pure, and Austin held a senior finance management position at WeWork.

“We’re excited to welcome new leadership to the team,” says Jacob Boudreau, CTO and co-founder. “We can use the knowledge they’re bringing with them from their respective fields to continually improve our customers’ experience.”

About Stord

Stord is the physical intelligence layer for independent commerce. Stord provides the fulfillment network, commerce software, AI, and applied robotics that brands need to compete on the quality of their direct consumer relationships, from the delivery promise shown at checkout to the return that converts into a repurchase. That's how Stord helps brands grow revenue, reduce costs, and delight consumers. Through Stord Labs, Stord is advancing the physical intelligence layer that makes its network faster and smarter with every order. With nearly 100 fulfillment locations worldwide, more than 1,000 brands, and over $15 billion in GMV processed annually, Stord's packages touch one in four U.S. households every year. Stord is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. For more information, visit stord.com. 

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