Thursday, October 3, 2013

Groupon Snags Amazon Prime Exec

Daily deals giant Groupon has snagged an executive from Amazon.com's Amazon Prime efforts, to bolster its Seattle offices, as part of an executive hiring spree today. According to Groupon, it has named Robbie Schwietzer, the former Vice President of Amazon Prime, as its new Senior Vice President of Operations. Schwietzer will be based in Seattle. The online daily deals site said Schwietzer will be implementing, overseeing and growing Groupon's various enterprise operations. Groupon opened up its offices here in 2012, looking to tap into the deep technical talent base in the area.