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Esw Appoints Carl Cowling As Chief Executive Officer

PRIVATEAug 19, 2026•about 5 hours ago

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

ESW

Carl Cowling
Professional ServicesCommerce And Shopping

Description

ESW has announced the appointment of Carl Cowling as Chief Executive Officer, effective early September. Cowling brings extensive experience from his previous role as Group CEO at WHSmith and will focus on driving commercial growth for ESW as it enters a new phase.

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Company

ESW

About

ESW is the global direct-to-consumer (DTC) ecommerce leader, empowering the world’s best-loved brands and retailers to make global shopping better, safer, simpler and faster, end-to-end. From compliance, data security, fraud protection, taxes and tariffs to demand generation, checkout, delivery, returns and customer service, our powerful combination of technology and human ingenuity covers the entire shopper journey across 200 markets, with 100% carbon neutral shipping to consumers. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, ESW has global offices in the US, UK, France, Italy, Hong Kong and Singapore. ESW is an Asendia Group company, a joint venture between La Poste and Swiss Post.

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