News - TrueCommerce appoints John Fay as CEO

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December 7th, 2020. TrueCommerce has announced the appointment of John Fay as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Mike Cornell who was CEO since 2014 and now moves into an advisory role.

The appointment follows the acquisition of TrueCommerce by Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe (WCAS) which is an investment company, based in New York and San Francisco, founded in 1979, with $27bn capital across 17 partnerships and a team of 90.

WCAS also has investments in businesses such as Revel Systems (iPad-based POS provider). WCAS previously had an investment in GlobalCollect (ecommerce payment provider) sold to Ingenico Group in 2014.

Fay was an Operating Partner at WCAS since 2019, before which he was CEO at INTTRA, an ocean logistics ecommerce network.

TrueCommerce is a member of our ecommerce platform shortlist and has a staff of 600 worldwide, focused on supply chain integration, including EDI, inventory, marketplaces and ecommerce storefronts, with a B2B-focused ecommerce platform called TrueCommerce Nexternal which powers, for example, the online store of USA Today.

This article was updated on March 2, 2021

M Ryan

M Ryan is an ecommerce consultant with twenty years experience working with retailers, consumer brand manufacturers and other consumer-facing businesses helping them to develop their ecommerce strategy, implement ecommerce technology and improve their ecommerce operations. He works extensively throughout US and Europe, with clients including global brands, large retailers and household names in consumer goods.

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