New recruits for Halifax company

HALIFAX-BASED UK Amazon agency Venture Forge has welcomed two new Amazon account managers to its evergrowing team, following a record start to the year.

Michael Kahn joins the team as a senior Amazon account manager and will be working remotely from Israel while Sam Ross will join as an Amazon account manager and will be based in West Yorkshire. Both will lead, manage, and implement Amazon strategies across the global marketplace to support brand growth for Venture Forge’s client base.

Michael previously held a position at online marketplace agency Active8. Before this Michael created and sold private label brands via Amazon and has an academic background in Chinese and Business as a graduate of The University of Nottingham. In his previous role, Michael helped a first aid brand and manufacturer on Amazon Vendor, tripling the brand’s annual revenue to £1.75 million.

Sam also brings own brand growth experience to the role, having created and built his brand Generation Skincare into a number one Amazon bestseller.

Commenting on the recent additions to his team and the new remote working program, Venture Forge CEO Andrew Banks said: “We are delighted to welcome Michael and Sam to the Venture Forge team following a significant period of growth for the agency. Their Amazon expertise will add real value to our clients and strengthen our position in the marketplace as the go-to Amazon specialist.

“The past year has demonstrated that we can deliver record results while working remotely so we have decided to embrace this way of working permanently. It opens up a global talent pool for us and creates career opportunities for dedicated specialists who may be based outside of the UK.”

“The past year has demonstrated that we can deliver record results while working remotely”

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