Linda Findley

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Linda Findley
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Findley in 2015
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EducationBA, Elon College
MA, UNC-Chapel Hill
Known forCEO, Blue Apron

Linda Findley is the CEO of Blue Apron, a meal kit delivery service.

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Early life and education

Findley grew up in North Carolina. [1] She received a bachelor's degree from Elon College and a Master of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. [2]

Career

Findley began her career in Hong Kong managing global marketing and business development at the Alibaba Group. [1] She worked at Evernote for three years and served as chief operating officer until leaving the role in 2015. [3] [4]

Findley was the Chief Operating Officer of Etsy from May 2016 to May 2019. [5] In May 2019, after stepping down from Etsy, she joined Blue Apron as the new CEO of the company. [6] As of May 2019, she also serves on the Board of Directors of Ralph Lauren among others. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sheffield, Hazel (24 November 2017). "A View from the Top: Linda Kozlowski, Etsy chief operating officer, on how entrepreneurs can sell more online" . Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. Webb, Kayla (3 April 2019). "Blue Apron Appoints Linda Findley Kozlowski as President and Chief Executive Officer". AndNowUKnow. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. Armental, Maria (12 May 2016). "Etsy Names Chief Operating Officer". WSJ. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. Olanoff, Drew; Lunden, Ingrid (14 November 2015). "Evernote's Freshly Minted COO Linda Kozlowski Is Leaving The Company". TechCrunch. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. 1 2 Business, Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN (2 April 2019). "Blue Apron CEO and CTO are leaving the company". CNN. Retrieved 2019-05-16.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. "Blue Apron Appoints Linda Findley Kozlowski as President and Chief Executive Officer". Bloomberg.com. 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2021-01-15.