What Happened?
Belvedere Tiburon, CA-based The RealReal has Appointed Nicolas Genest as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
The RealReal is the world`s largest online marketplace for authenticated, consigned luxury goods. With a rigorous authentication process overseen by experts, The RealReal provides a safe and reliable platform for consumers to buy and sell their luxury items. We have 100+ in-house gemologists, horologists and brand authenticators who inspect thousands of items each day. As a sustainable company, we give new life to pieces by hundreds of brands, from Gucci to Cartier, supporting the circular economy. We make consigning effortless with free in-home pickup, drop-off service and direct shipping for individual consignors and estates. At our stores in LA and NYC, customers can shop, consign, and meet with our experts. At our nine Luxury Consignment Offices, three of which are in our retail stores, our expert staff provides free valuations.
About the Person
Nicolas Genest is Chief Technology Officer at ModCloth. He is responsible for ensuring the successful execution of their revolutionary business mission through development and deployment of the company’s mobile and web presence as well as the entire underlying information system. Nicolas has also been CTO of The RealReal turning around their entire technology platform and re-ignited growth by transitioning them out of an outsourced technology model. He has also officiated as CTO of the European leader vente-privee.com in Paris, inventor of the Flash Sales model and he later launched the American joint venture with American Express in 2011. Under his tenure the pioneer of Flash Sales went from 170M to 1.2B Euros from 2007 to 2012. Previously, Nicolas was at Microsoft as a Business Intelligence and Development Platform Engineer where he worked on Database and .Net development technologies. He also served at Pfizer as Project Manager leading a team of developers producing critical web-based intranet applications.
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