Prior to joining Follett in 2004, David served as President of Merchandising for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), where he launched new merchandising strategies to promote the CBC brand. Prior to CBC, David was Chief Operating Officer for Chapters Online, an online retailer of books, music, videos, DVDs, software and personal electronics. Through efforts of the marketing team led by David, Chapter’s Online became the number one Canadian ecommerce site. David has also held other major executive positions at Chapters, Canada’s largest bookseller; Spec’s Music, a music retailer in the south, and Barnes & Noble and May Department Stores. David holds a B.A. from the University of Illinois specializing in education and economics. |