

Biography
Maria Renz was appointed CEO of Quidsi in July 2013. Quidsi, a
subsidiary of Amazon.com, is one of the fastest growing e-commerce
companies in the U.S. with ten unique shopping sites including
Diapers.com, Soap.com and Wag.com.
Before joining Quidsi, Maria served in various leadership positions at
Amazon, leveraging her deep experience in e-commerce and digital
marketing and helping the company scale new lines of business. Maria
started at Amazon in 1999 and authored its first formal marketing plan.
Most recently, she was Vice President of Physical Media & Canada
where she led the company’s massive physical media categories, including
books, movies, music, video games and software. She simultaneously
oversaw Amazon’s entire retail business in Canada, fostering significant
growth for Amazon.ca. Other previous roles at Amazon include the
leadership of the consumables group and launching popular customer
categories such as Beauty, Health & Personal Care and Grocery. She
was also President of MYHABIT and Vice President of Jewelry &
Watches, Shoes and Endless.com. In 2011, Maria launched MYHABIT.com, an
online private sale fashion site from Amazon, offering members-only
prices up to 60 percent off premium and boutique brands for women, men
and children. Prior to joining Amazon, Maria worked in Brand Management
at Kraft Foods, Inc. Before joining Kraft, she worked for Hallmark
Cards, Inc. and Nelson & Associates. Maria holds an MBA from
Vanderbilt University and a B.S. in Interior Design from Drexel
University in Philadelphia. She has spoken about leadership to students
and alumni at Harvard Business School and the Stanford Graduate School
of Business. A native of New Jersey, she now lives in New York City with
her husband and two children.
Education
MBA, Vanderbilt, 1996