Our Team

We’re committed to making Gazelle the easiest, fastest, and most trusted service for every Customer, on every transaction. We’ve assembled a dedicated team focused on this mission and side-by-side, with you, our loyal Customers, we are ready to lead the way to big changes through small actions.

Israel Ganot

President, Co-founder and CEO

Israel’s enthusiasm and passion for Gazelle is projected through actions and spread through the workspace, creating an environment where employees love to come to work everyday. He surrounds himself in the culture of Gazelle, and personally knows every member of our team, instilling the importance of each role. Israel co-founded Gazelle in 2006 after an attempted recycling effort turned pricey. His belief that individuals should be rewarded for recycling, and the realization that many electronics still hold value but yet are wasting away in landfills sparked the idea to build a business that would redefine the way we think about buying, owning, selling, and recycling electronics. He was named President and CEO of the company in 2008 and under his leadership, the company has rapidly emerged as the nation’s largest reCommerce service, accepting more than 30,000 electronic trade-ins per month. Israel attributes this success to the focus he places on making Gazelle a world-class brand not only through carefully measured metrics but also through the customer and employee experience. This focus has already attracted more than 100,000 customers and continues to entice more consumers to give Gazelle a try. Israel’s background includes more than 19 years in e-commerce and offline retail. He spent six years at eBay and PayPal, where he was instrumental in the company’s international expansion to Europe, Latin America and Asia. Israel also served as Director of Finance & Operations at eBay UK Ltd., helping to scale the local business to $300 million. He started his career as a retail analyst with Goldman Sachs and earned his BS at NYU’s Stern School and his MBA from Harvard University. For his accomplishments at Gazelle, Ernst & Young named Israel a 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, and he is frequently quoted as an e-Commerce and reCommerce expert in publications, including The Wall St. Journal, CNN, and Forbes. Favorite gadget: The iPhone 4

Chris Sullivan

Chief Financial Officer

A seasoned financial services professional, Chris joined Gazelle in 2010 with more than two decades of experience working with publicly traded and private technology companies including start-ups to large multinationals. Chris’ strategic thinking, extensive M&A experience and inherent leadership skills as CFO have driven consistent growth at companies including Pegasystems, Event Zero and HR Access, a Fidelity owned, but independently operated global HR and Payroll Services company. Chris has also held senior finance roles at DEC, Compaq and Fisher Scientific. During his career Chris has also served as COO, overseeing functions including Human Resources, Legal, Sales Operations, Information Technology and facilities. Now currently living in Boston, Chris received both his B.S. and M.B.A. from Babson College. Chris’ favorite gadget: iPhone 4

Joe Morrow

EVP, Operations and eCommerce

Joe, a Michigan native, earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan before getting his JD/MBA at the University of Chicago and an MA in International Business from the Universite Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Before joining Gazelle, he was the President and COO of both ReCellular and Enlighten, a Managing Director at Morningstar Consulting Group, and a Partner at Diamond Management & Technology Consultants. When Joe’s not redefining consumption, he loves spending time with his wife, four children, an array of pets and one neighborly squirrel. Favorite gadget: Polar Heart Rate Monitor.

Sarah Welch

Chief Marketing Officer

Sarah leads all aspects of marketing and brings to the role a passion for building trusted online brands and strong marketing teams. Sarah joined Gazelle from TripAdvisor, where she helped lead its growth from a small, largely unknown .com to the world's most visited travel site. She held various leadership roles including VP of Marketing and VP of the TripAdvisor Media Group, partnering to drive the growth of TripAdvisor's large portfolio of travel brands. Sarah previously worked for BabyCenter, the leading online site for pregnant women and new parents, and began her career with a six year stint in management consulting focused on marketing strategy and organizational development. Outside work, Sarah is passionate about her family, a good read and a great meal, whether haute cuisine or quality cheap eats. She earned her undergrad degree from Brown University and an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Favorite gadget: iPad

Ben Katz

Chief Technology Officer

Prior to joining Gazelle in 2010, Ben was CIO of Rue La La, a leading “private sale” e-commerce site, and was Vice President of Innovation at Allurent, where he was responsible for leading User-Experience projects from inception through post-deployment support. While leading Professional Access’s world-wide delivery organization, Ben was responsible for building some of the most popular e-commerce retail sites including anthropologie.com and while serving as Director of Technology at ATG, Ben managed large-scale e-commerce sites including jcrew.com and sun.com. Prior to ATG Ben worked for as an engineer for several companies in the printing & aerospace industries. Ben’s favorite gadget: Apple TV

Wayne Deer

VP, Operations

If our customers are the lifeblood of Gazelle then Wayne and his team are the backbone. With his twenty plus years of experience, Wayne commands the logistical and operational parts of Gazelle with enthusiasm and down-to-earth know-how. Wayne’s boisterous and commanding voice can be heard at all hours throughout the Gazelle office, fixing problems, hatching plans and taking care of business. With his mantra: “let’s do it right the first time,” Wayne and his team work to a higher standard to ensure that every trade is a fast and rewarding experience. Before joining Gazelle, Wayne worked on sustainable green initiatives with companies including GreenSight, Suzuki and Rand McNally. He attended Henry Abbott Technical School of Electronics Technology in Danbury, CT and is an industry member of Comptia, Reverse Logistics Association, e-Scrap (Resource Recycling), e-Scrao (Resource Recycling) and the National Recycling Coalition. Wayne is an avid music lover and musician (with 4 years of music theory at Sacred Heart University) and enjoys trying to beat his daughters at Nintendo Wii tennis. Favorite gadget: Nintendo Wii

Kimberly Henning

VP, Business Development & Partnerships

Kimberly leads the charge on Gazelle’s business development and partner relationships. She and her team are dedicated to creating, growing, and optimizing Gazelle’s impact on consumerism. They work on fun and creative ways to spread the spirit of Gazelle across the corporate map through new partnerships and collaborative opportunities. She is driven by the desire to make a positive and lasting impact on the world by leading through example. Kimberly comes to Gazelle by way of Northern Virginia where she spent ten years with AOL in account management and business development leadership roles, most recently cultivating the Marketplace Solutions businesses. Born in Boston, she is enjoying her rediscovery of the city with her husband, daughter and their white boxer, Oscar. She attended the College of the Holy Cross and holds a B.A. in History and International studies. Her 13 plus years of experience also include Revolution Health Group, Stamps.com and Unisys. Favorite gadget: Nikon D90

Thos Niles

VP, Customer Experience and Product Management

Thos is a true believer on a mission. That mission is to ensure that the Customer experience at Gazelle is not just awesome, but ‘crazy awesome’. To achieve that end, Thos works furiously with his team to ensure a delightful experience for every customer, helping them do things they never thought possible with no hassles or frictions, turning them into Gazelle promoters for life. Before jumping on board with Gazelle, Thos spent a dozen years wearing many hats in a variety of Product and Experience roles at companies like Firstgiving and Fairmarket. Thos holds a BS from Emerson College, like Fonzie. His three loves in life are his family, argyle socks, and quality coffee. Favorite gadget: iPhone 4s

Susan Fairman

Vice President, Human Resources

Susan's passion is innovating and cultivating Gazelle’s crazy awesome culture! Her mission is to drive the company forward and keep our employees feeling loved and motivated. For over 15 years, she built organizations ranging from Global Fortune 100 companies such as BASF, to successful private and public startups like SL-Tech and ImClone Systems. She received her BS in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Fitchburg State College. When Susan is not focusing on our Team, you can find her either in her flower gardens or on her yoga mat. If she is not there, look for her on the side of the road, programing her favorite gadget, her Tom-Tom. Favorite Gadget: Tom-Tom