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Jane.Com, the curated online retail marketplace, has announced the appointment of Joana McKenna as the company’s new CEO.

McKenna brings over 20 years of experience building global brands, and has held leadership roles in sales, general management, product management, marketing, supply chain and operations at Walmart eCommerce, Johnson and Johnson and Amazon.

McKenna said: “It is a privilege to be tapped as the CEO leading Jane.com into the next phase of the company’s digital transformation.

“With customers and sellers at the forefront of what we do, I’m excited to work with the talented group of people across the organisation to further position Jane as the go-to shopping destination for the stylish, and value-conscious, customer.”

She added: “We are the only company with history and continued focus on building a women-focused platform and an ecosystem that creates broad opportunities for women-owned businesses to scale. I am so excited about further empowering small shops and entrepreneurs and giving them a meaningful opportunity to grow and succeed.”

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