Jungle Scout Names Jay Lovelace as CEO, Founder Greg Mercer Moves to Board

Jay Lovelace, CEO, Jungle Scout

AUSTIN, Texas, May 8, 2024 (VSNewsNetwork.com) - Today, Jungle Scout announced the appointment of Jay Lovelace as its new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding founder Greg Mercer, who will now serve on the company’s board of directors. Jungle Scout is known for providing detailed Amazon marketplace insights to sellers and brands worldwide.

Greg Mercer, who launched Jungle Scout in February 2015, commented on his new role. "The decision to step back from my day-to-day role as Jungle Scout’s CEO wasn’t lightly made. I’ve spent nine years building Jungle Scout to a level of success I could only have imagined. As we position Jungle Scout as an enterprise solution for global brands and retailers, I want to ensure we’re equipped with the caliber of experience needed to amplify Jungle Scout’s growth," he said.

Mercer continued, "Jungle Scout was born out of needs I had as an Amazon seller and grew to a 150+ person team with over one million customers. I’m proud of what I’ve been able to build here. As I step back to focus on other pursuits, namely, growing my young family, I have the utmost confidence that Jay can help us evolve Jungle Scout for a new generation of professional sellers and brands."

Jay Lovelace joins Jungle Scout after serving in various leadership roles at SPINS, including President, Chief Commercial Officer, and Chief Sales Officer. Prior to SPINS, he spent 18 years at CareerBuilder, where he held multiple executive positions.

Lovelace shared his perspective on his new role. "I’m thrilled to join Jungle Scout at such an exciting point in its trajectory. I'm committed to building upon the incredible foundation laid by Greg and this customer-driven team of Jungle Scouters," he stated.

"Together, we will continue to empower sellers on Jungle Scout’s flagship platform with the Amazon intelligence they rely on to launch and scale while unlocking new ways for brands, retailers, and data providers to win on the world’s largest ecommerce platform with Jungle Scout Cobalt."

For more information, visit www.junglescout.com.

Source: Jungle Scout via Newswire