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Sarah Carr
Earth Class Mail founder Ron Wiener is handing over the top executive spot at the Seattle company to Sarah Carr, a former Thomson and Print Inc. executive who has served as chief operating officer of the company for the past 10 months. Wiener, who founded the online postal mail company in 2004, will remain as chairman.
Carr's title is listed as president, which means the company does not at the moment have a CEO. I have emails and calls into the company to get more clarification.
"We believe Sarah's skills and experience will allow ECM not only to grow its customer base, but also to hone operational excellence," said Ignition Partners' Jonathan Roberts in a press release. "We also want to thank Ron for his leadership as CEO getting the company to this stage, and we look forward to his further contributions as Chairman of the Board."
Earlier this year, Wiener said that the company -- which has raised more than $20 million from Ignition and others -- planned to divest its mail sorting facility and retail operations as it focused energies on a partnership with Swiss Post.
The company also announced that Chris Kwak, a partner with New York-based Cato Partners and a significant shareholder, plans to step down from the board.
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