Overstock.com appoints Dr Kamelia Aryafar to its Board of Directors alongside Jonathan Johnson named interim CEO

– USA, UT –  Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSTK) today announced the appointment of Jonathan E. Johnson III as its Interim CEO and Dr. Kamelia Aryafar as member of the Board of Directors in the wake of the resignation of Dr. Patrick Byrne as CEO and member of the Board.

Johnson has been with the Company for nearly 17 years and serves on the Board and as the President of Medici Ventures, the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary focusing on blockchain innovation. Aryafar has been with the company since 2017 and serves as the Chief Algorithms Officer.

“In his twenty years as Overstock’s leader, Patrick’s vision for Overstock as an innovation leader has come to fruition. It will be my mission as I take the helm to continue and build on Overstock’s achievements and success,” said Johnson. “I am confident Overstock’s future – both in retail and blockchain – is bright.”

“Dr. Byrne has successfully created and molded Overstock over the years by pioneering the marriage of tried-and-proven competitive business principles with cutting edge data analytics and technology; a true visionary,” said Aryafar. “I am excited to join the Board and I look forward to continuing the company’s trajectory and contributing to its future success.”

“Jonathan’s diverse and extensive experience here has prepared him well to successfully oversee both our retail and blockchain businesses,” said Byrne. “Kamelia is a brilliant machine learning scientist and e-commerce veteran who has already made great contributions to our science, engineering, and analytics by advancing data-driven technology. Her addition to the Board will continue to propel Overstock forward in its visionary direction.”

“We respect and understand Patrick’s reasons for resigning and acknowledge his momentous achievement in taking Overstock from a startup twenty years ago to one of the nation’s leading online retailers and positioning it at the forefront of the blockchain revolution,” said Abraham. “We have full confidence in both Jonathan’s ability to lead the company, and Kamelia’s expertise and insights to help the Board successfully lead Overstock into the coming months and years.”

Johnson will continue to serve on the boards of Overstock, Medici Ventures, and tZERO; he will also continue in his role as president of Medici Ventures. In addition to now serving as a member of the Board, Aryafar is being promoted to Executive Vice President of Overstock’s retail business, overseeing the continued implementation of a data-driven and Machine Learning strategy across the customer, marketing and sourcing departments to provide the best-personalized customer experience. Aryafar will continue to serve in her role as Chief Algorithms Officer of Overstock’s retail business. Johnson’s and Aryafar’s new responsibilities commence on August 22, 2019.

About Overstock.com

Overstock.com, Inc is an online retailer and technology company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Its leading e-commerce website sells a broad range of new products at low prices, including furniture, décor, rugs, bedding, home improvement, and more. The online shopping site, which is visited by nearly 40 million customers a month, also features a marketplace providing customers access to millions of products from third-party sellers. Overstock was the first major retailer to accept cryptocurrency in 2014, and in the same year founded Medici Ventures, its wholly-owned subsidiary developing and accelerating blockchain technologies to democratize capital, eliminate middlemen, and re-humanize commerce.

For more information: https://www.overstock.com

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