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Cymax Appoints John Currie, Former lululemon athletica CFO to its Board
Thursday, May 7, 2015Company Profile | Follow Company
Vancouver, BC, May 7, 2015--(T-Net)--Cymax Stores Inc., a leading e-commerce furniture retailer and technology innovator announced today the appointment of John Currie, former CFO of lululemon athletica Inc. to Cymax Stores Inc. Board of Directors.
During his eight years as Chief Financial Officer at lululemon athletica, Currie contributed to its strong business results with revenue growth of 35% compounded annually.
John Curry (Credit: Campfire Capital)
“John brings a new level of strategic depth to Cymax as we continue our record growth. His talent for delivering world-class operating margins at both lululemon athletica and Intrawest Corporation and building global brands will be a huge asset to Cymax,” said Arash Fasihi, Cymax's CEO. He commented, “His knowledge of effectively managing growth and nurturing high-performing teams comes at a crucial time for Cymax as we leverage our proprietary technology and expand into new markets.”
David Sela, Cymax's Vice President Finance added, “John's leadership abilities and significant experience in raising capital and structuring deals will be invaluable to Cymax.”
John Currie currently sits on a number of boards including The Vancouver Airport Authority, Frank & Oak, and Bojangles Inc. He is Partner, Chair of Investment Committee at Campfire Capital and a former board member of Coastal Contacts Inc. and Hathor Exploration Ltd.
Prior to joining lululemon, Currie worked for Intrawest Corporation from 1989 to 2006, including serving as its Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2006.
About Cymax
Cymax is powering, connecting and transforming the $233 billion USD online and offline home furnishings industry. Cymax's innovative, proprietary technology enables the company to deploy, manage and optimize its online presence for thousands of products, faster and at a significantly lower cost than most online retailers. Cymax provides North American consumers with one of the largest selections of ready-to-assemble, case goods (fully assembled) and home decor items carrying the industry's top-selling brands with up to 100,000 products. Cymax's custom-built technology and operations platform delivers seamless customer acquisition, merchandising, and logistics capabilities for large/drop ship items. Cymax has developed deep relationships with furniture manufacturers, payment, marketing and logistics partners, shipping over 2 million products since 2004.
Cymax Stores Inc. is headquartered in Burnaby, BC, Canada. Learn more about Cymax at www.cymax.com.
Photo Credit: Campire Capital
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