GSI Commerce appoints international Chief Technology Officer
International offering boosted by appointment of Sameer Shamsuddin
LONDON, 2 July 2009 – GSI Commerce, the full service provider of end-to-end ecommerce and multichannel retail services, today announced the appointment of Sameer Shamsuddin as Chief Technology Officer, International in a move to further strengthen GSI’s International offering. Shamsuddin, previously based in Philadelphia as VP of Product Management, will now take responsibility for GSI’s international technology operations from its European Headquarters in Barcelona. GSI’s European clients include Casual Male, Reiss, HP Europe, Early Learning Centre and Peacocks.
“GSI Commerce is focused on growing internationally and to support this exciting expansion, we are bolstering our international operations and expertise by appointing a longstanding member of our senior management team from our US headquarters,” commented Steve Davis, Executive Vice President and President International. “Sameer has been a committed member of GSI’s team for over 10 years and has had an enormous impact in our push to offer partners a comprehensive technology offering as part of our e-commerce services.”
Having worked in software engineering since 1996, Shamsuddin is an expert in GSI’s technology solutions and was an integral part of the early development stages of GSI’s systems. Following his appointment as Director of Software Engineering, Shamsuddin was most recently VP of Product Management in which he was responsible for determining the direction for the GSI e-commerce platform, utilising client forums and feedback, market research, and leveraging industry expertise and knowledge. Prior to joining GSI in 2000, Sameer was one of the original team members of Fogdog Sports responsible for web site management and technical operations.
Shamsuddin commented: “I am excited to join the international team because the European market presents many challenges to most companies in terms of the vast differences in customer and partner expectations in each European country. However, GSI has proven to be successful in Europe, mainly due to the importance we place in understanding and accommodating local preferences and approaches in each individual market while at the same time offering an unparalleled e-commerce platform and service.”
About GSI Commerce
GSI Commerce® (www.gsicommerce.com) is the leading provider of services that enable e-commerce, multichannel retailing and interactive marketing for large, business-to-consumer (b2c) enterprises internationally. Operating through a model that requires no capital expenditure, GSI delivers e-commerce solutions through the provision of components including: technology, hosting, order processing, fraud management, fulfilment and call centre. Each component is offered on a modular basis and forms part of a fully integrated, end-to-end solution. The company also offers a full suite of interactive marketing services through two divisions, gsi interactivesm and e-Dialog Inc. (www.e-dialog.com).
For more information please visit: www.gsicommerce.com
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