Sumit Singh | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian-American |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | CEO of Chewy |
Sumit Singh is an Indian-American businessman. As of 2018 he is the director and chief executive officer of Chewy an online retailer of pet food and other pet-related products.
Early life and education
editSingh was born in India and later moved to the United States[1] before attending The Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.[2] He also received an MBA degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[3]
Career
editSingh joined Dell as the North American General Manager, and then joined Amazon, where he served as the director of Amazon Fresh.[4] He joined Chewy in 2017, and served as the Chief Operating Officer before being named CEO in 2018.[5][6] He led Chewy through its IPO in 2019, growing the company to a market capitalization of $40 billion.[7] Under his leadership, Chewy reached net profitability in Q4 of 2020.[8]In April 2022, Singh joined the Booking Holdings Board of Directors. [9]
Awards and honors
editIn 2020, Singh was named to Comparably's list of Best CEOs for Diversity.[10] Later that year, in December, Bloomberg named Singh to the Bloomberg 50 list.[11] That same month, he was named to Comparably's Best CEOs list.[12]
In September 2021, the NRF Foundation named Singh to their list of People Shaping Retail's Future for 2022.[13]
Personal life
editSingh lives in Florida with his family.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Relentlessly Curious". Texas Engineer. 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
- ^ "Sumit Singh". NRF 2022: Retail’s Big Show. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "PetSmart Announces Leadership Transition at Chewy". Business Wire. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Howland, Daphne. "Chewy founder leaves as former Amazon exec takes over". Retail Dive. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Crets, Stephanie (16 March 2018). "Roundup: Chewy CEO steps down and other personnel news". Digital Commerce 360. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "PetSmart Announces Leadership Transition at Chewy". Business Wire. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Lee, Dave (17 April 2021). "Chewy cashed in on pandemic pet boom but now must keep leash on Amazon". Financial Times. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Verdon, Joan. "Chewy Fetches A Profit, Sees Strong Growth Ahead". Forbes. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ https://www.wsj.com/articles/sumit-singh-ceo-of-chewy-inc-nominated-for-election-to-the-booking-holdings-board-of-directors-01651006593.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Mendoza, N. F. (16 December 2020). "Employees rate the best CEOs in the business (No. 1 is Eric Yuan of Zoom)". TechRepublic. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Dickinson, Melanie. "Meet South Florida's 2021 Power Leaders 250 (Part 1)". BizJournals. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Murphy, Coral. "CEO rankings: Amazon's Jeff Bezos doesn't make the cut; Google's Sundar Pichai returns to top 3". USA TODAY. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "NRF Foundation to honor CVS' Neela Montgomery". CDR – Chain Drug Review. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article231565703.html. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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