What Happened?
Portland, ME-based CashStar Appointed Ben Kaplan as Chief Executive Officer
About the Company
CashStar is the preferred digital gifting and incentives partner for retailers nationwide. These retail brands leverage CashStar to easily and securely integrate digital gifting strategies to increase sales and customer loyalty. CashStar offers consumers an unmatched personalized eGift experience via email, mobile and social channels. It is the only company to successfully combine an on-demand B2C and B2B digital gifting and incentives platform with innovative multichannel marketing strategies. More than 250 brands are successfully partnering with CashStar to drive incremental sales, increase retention and boost profitability including Best Buy, Chili`s Grill & Bar, CVS/pharmacy, Gap, Pottery Barn, QVC, Staples, Starbucks, T.G.I. Friday`s, The Home Depot, and Williams-Sonoma. Based in Portland, Maine, CashStar is a privately held venture capital funded business. Its senior management team brings deep technology, retail and payments experience from market leading companies such as American Express, Blackhawk Network, Wright Express, IBM and LL Bean.
About the Person
Ben Kaplan is the Chief Executive Officer of CashStar and brings twenty years of experience to CashStar in senior operations, marketing, and product roles at software, e-commerce, loyalty marketing and payments companies. Most recently, he was Chief Operating Officer at Cartera Commerce, a leading provider of card-linked marketing solutions for merchants, banks, and loyalty programs. At Cartera, Ben oversaw sales, marketing, client services, engineering, professional services, and technical operations. Prior to Cartera, Ben was Vice President of Marketing for KNOVA Software and Vice President of Marketing for North Systems, directing marketing and product management at both companies. Earlier in his career, he held product marketing and product management positions at Broadbase and Commerce One. Ben is a graduate of Harvard College.
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