Groupon Announces John J. Higginson as Chief Technology Officer
December 17 2019 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Chicago tech veteran joins to help power
Groupon’s local commerce engine
Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) today announced John J. Higginson will
join the company as Chief Technology Officer, overseeing the
company’s global engineering, information security and platform
development efforts.
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Groupon announced John J. Higginson will
join the company as Chief Technology Officer, overseeing the
company’s global engineering, information security and platform
development efforts. (Photo: Business Wire)
“We’re excited to have a technologist of John’s caliber join the
Groupon team and lead a talented global engineering group committed
to building an unmatched Groupon experience,” said Groupon Chief
Operating Officer Steve Krenzer. “John brings a progressive view of
agile development and deployment and shares our commitment to meet
our customers and merchants both where they are today and where
they’ll be tomorrow.”
Higginson joins from Enova International, a publicly traded,
Chicago-based FinTech company, where he was also CTO. He has also
run technology at Wheels, Inc., FTD and Applied Systems. He is also
very active in the community, supporting greater diversity in
Chicago Tech through his work with Illinois Technology Association
(ITA), Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation (i.c.stars) and
Attract, Retain & Advance Women in Tech (ARA).
“Groupon sits in a unique position with an established brand,
significant scale, an impressive technology infrastructure and --
most importantly -- a great team,” Higginson said. “It’s a
tremendous opportunity to take these assets and help build the
Groupon of the future.”
Groupon operates five engineering centers of excellence around
the world, including offices in Chicago, Seattle, Berlin, Bangalore
and the Bay Area. Higginson will be based in Groupon’s Chicago
headquarters and will report to Chief Operating Officer Steve
Krenzer, joining the company’s senior leadership team.
About Groupon
Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) is building the daily habit in local
commerce, offering a vast mobile and online marketplace where
people discover and save on amazing things to do, see, eat and buy.
By enabling real-time commerce across local businesses, travel
destinations, consumer products and live events, shoppers can find
the best a city has to offer.
Groupon is redefining how small businesses attract and retain
customers by providing them with customizable and scalable
marketing tools and services to profitably grow their
businesses.
To download Groupon's top-rated mobile apps, visit
www.groupon.com/mobile. To search for great deals or subscribe to
Groupon emails, visit www.groupon.com. To learn more about the
company’s merchant solutions and how to work with Groupon, visit
www.groupon.com/merchant.
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Bill Roberts 312-459-5191 billr@groupon.com
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