UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 7, 2023
WAYFAIR INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 001-36666 | 36-4791999 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | (Commission
File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
| 4 Copley Place | Boston | MA | 02116 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | | (Zip Code) |
(617) 532-6100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | | | | | | | | |
| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | W | The New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 7, 2023, Wayfair Inc. (“Wayfair,” the “Company,” “we” or “us”) announced that Steve Oblak, Chief Commercial Officer, will retire from the Company. The Company also announced that Jon Blotner, who currently serves as Wayfair’s Vice President, Global Merchandising, Proprietary Brands, Pricing and Advertising, has been appointed Incoming Chief Commercial Officer, effective July 3, 2023 and will succeed Mr. Oblak as our new Chief Commercial Officer on October 1, 2023. Mr. Oblak will remain with Wayfair, serving as a non-executive employee through January 1, 2024 as he supports this transition.
Mr. Blotner, age 43, brings nearly two decades of experience growing retail businesses, technology offerings and services while also building, operating and scaling high-performing teams across a diverse range of functions. To date at Wayfair, Mr. Blotner has overseen Wayfair’s Exclusive Brands and Specialty Retail Brands, which include AllModern, Joss & Main and Birch Lane, as well as its Global Merchandising, Pricing, Visual Media, 3D Operations and Technology, Merchandising as a Service, Advertising, and Supplier Acquisition and Onboarding functions. Before joining Wayfair, Mr. Blotner served as President of Gemvara.com from 2012 until it was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway in 2016. Prior to Gemvara, Mr. Blotner worked for Bain & Company from 2009 to 2012. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.
Item. 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On June 7, 2023, the Company issued a press release regarding the above-described Chief Commercial Officer leadership transition and to share an update on certain quarter-to-date business trends. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits | | | | | | | | |
Exhibit
No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | | |
| 104 | | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | WAYFAIR INC. |
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| Date: June 7, 2023 | | /s/ ENRIQUE COLBERT |
| | Enrique Colbert |
| | | General Counsel and Secretary |
