Articore Group Limited - the parent company to Australian-born global marketplace Redbubble - has appointed Robin Mendelson as an independent non-executive director from today, July 1.
Redbubble sells print-on-demand products based on user-submitted artwork, including fashion and accessories. Articore also operates a similar business called TeePublic in America.
Mendelson has held a 20-year career with global e-commerce leader Amazon, leading teams across finance, product development, marketing, pricing and other essential functions spanning diverse business models such as direct-to-consumer, marketplace, software-as-a-service (SaaS) and business-to-business.
As head of Amazon’s US Media Consumer Group, Mendelson delivered multi-year revenue and earnings growth across the US multi-billion dollar division through customer-focused innovation, product development, supply chain optimisation and continuous operational improvements.
Currently, Mendelson serves as a director at tech platform Mynd.ai, where she is a member of the compensation and audit committees. She also holds directorships at EdTech SaaS platform Mainstay, EdTech higher education course-sharing marketplace Acadeum, and co-chairs TeachUNITED, an organisation covering educator capabilities in rural communities in the US and internationally.
Mendelson is also a member of the advisory board of the Broad Center at the Yale University School of Management and the Board of Governors of the Yale University Alumni Association. She is a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Certified Director and a board member of NACD’s Northwest Chapter.
Mendelson holds an MBA from Yale University and a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University.
“I am delighted to welcome Robin to the Articore Board and believe her financial, strategic and technology expertise will prove highly valuable and complement our existing skill set at the board level,” Articore Group chair Anne Ward said. “Robin’s operational experience and deep understanding of e-commerce will also provide us with unique insights across US and global markets.
“As a board, we look forward to working closely with Robin and remain focused on driving profitable revenue growth and long-term shareholder value.”
Mendelson will stand for election at Articore’s next Annual General Meeting.
“I am excited to be joining the Articore board at this pivotal time and I look forward to bringing the insights from my operating career as well as current board roles to contribute to the ongoing momentum and continued success of Articore,” Mendelson said.