Zulily CEO and Leadership

John Lohnas was named chief merchant of Zulily in May 2019. John is responsible for overseeing the merchandising division of the business - one of the largest buying teams in the industry - to drive curated merchandising, business development and international vendor growth strategy. As a retail veteran with more than 20+ years of experience, John most recently comes from nine years at Amazon as the general manager and director of apparel, first for the U.S. and later Europe, where he built and led a multi-billion book of business. He also previously led teams at Nine Star Sports and LVMH. He graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Working with amazing teams to optimize inventory availability and order fulfillment for the global marketplace. Responsible for technology strategy, portfolio, business operations and transformation of the global supply chain technology capabilities.

Connecting technology investments to business outcomes, delivering impactful solutions and giving teams line of sight to how their work contributes to those outcomes.

Valuing collaboration, curiosity, transparency, empathy, passion and empowerment with accountability.

Focusing on continuous learning and building a team of problem solvers.