ZALORA names new chief technology officer

Online fashion retailer ZALORA has appointed Silvia Thom (pictured) as chief technology officer. She will be replacing Karthik Subramanian who moves on to assume the global chief technology officer role in Global Fashion Group, ZALORA’s parent company. Thom joined ZALORA in February 2013, last helming the position as senior director of product management. She was responsible for product engineering across the regional ZALORA tech portfolio. According to a press statement, she has contributed to many initiatives in the product and engineering team. Bringing with her 13 years of experience having held several tech leadership roles, Thom has had stints companies such as Sony Music Entertainment, Glossybox and Sellaband. “I am extremely excited about leading our amazing engineering team through the next phase of growth at ZALORA. Together, we will continue to deliver the best shopping experience to our customers and drive innovation as the number one tech platform for fashion in Southeast Asia. I also want to express my deepest gratitude to Subramanian who trusted me with a lot of responsibility in these past six years at ZALORA and whose leadership has been fundamental in preparing me for this role," Thom said. Gunjan Soni, ZALORA CEO said the company is looking within the organisation to entrust the duty of ushering ZALORA’s next chapter of innovation and growth. "Thom is a proven leader with impressive technical skills, and business vision. I am confident that with Thom at the helm of our tech team, ZALORA will continue to give fashion consumers in Asia, the best online and seamless shopping experience," she added. Read also: Red Bull’s former head of digital joins ZALORA as CMO ZALORA’s Group CEO Parker Gundersen exits