Renaissance the leading technology search firm is pleased to announce that AlexandAlexa, the European online retailer of luxury brands for children, has appointed Osvaldo Spadano as its new CTO.
Osvaldo has joined the senior management team, reporting to the CEO and takes ownership of the delivery of all aspects of technology within the company.
Osvaldo is an executive with a strong technical background and 21 years of quality experience in the Internet arena. He was CTO and co-founder of a fast growing European B2C eCommerce venture and also of Venda, the Worlds largest on-Demand eCommerce provider. He also had the role of Chief Engineering Officer at The Fizzback Group, a SaaS solutions organisation before joining YOOX, the global internet retailing partner for leading fashion & design brands.
Founder Alex Theophanous said “we believe Osvaldo is going to be a great asset for our business. He has highly relevant eCommerce experience and will be a great leader for our technology function”.
AlexandAlexa
is a family owned business that was founded in September 2007 by husband and
wife team Alex and Alexa Theophanous.
Based in London, the duo set up the business in order to bring the best
of international children's fashion, online.
The business
has so far received four funding rounds. The 3rd round came from MMC Ventures
in Dec 2010. The business has also just raised a substantial 4th round of
funding from a leading US VC investor, Tiger Global Management. This funding
will propel rapid growth, with the company forecast to increase turnover
through 2014 by a move into new categories through international expansion.
For more information see www.alexandalexa.com
About
Renaissance…
Renaissance
is a leading executive search firm focused on the international technology,
telecommunications and online sectors. We work with a range of fast growth
privately held technology companies - venture capital or private equity backed
- as well as a number of leading corporate organisations in the TMT sectors.
The CTO search was conducted by Tony Willis who is the Managing Partner at Renaissance and leads the online, eCommerce and digital media practice.
Contact: tw@renrec.com