Dallas-based LTK, a pioneer of the creator economy and the largest creator-driven marketplace, today announced the addition of Ty Amell as Chief Technology Officer, according to a news release.
As part of the round of funding that valued the Dallas-based company at $2 billion, LTK committed to expansion to accelerate the growth of its three-sided technology platform. Amell will help grow and lead the engineering team to scale the platform globally.
Working closely with Amber Venz Box, co-founder and president of LTK, and Baxter Box, co-founder and CEO of LTK, Amell will head the development of new products and features.
“Ty shares our acceleration mindset with a proven ability of uniting teams to scale powerful technology solutions,” Baxter Box, co-founder and CEO of LTK, said in the release. “We’re thrilled to have Ty join the team at a pivotal time of tremendous growth as we continue to innovate our platform for creators, brands and shoppers.”
According to the release, Amell brings years of experience building and scaling consumer and enterprise-level solutions for companies. At Cisco AppDynamics, Amell led the engineering teams in developing and scaling performance solutions for enterprise applications in the financial, health care, telecom, manufacturing, and government sectors. Before that he held leadership roles at PayPal and Venmo.
Amell also founded StackMob, a mobile platform that PayPal acquired in 2013.
“It’s an exciting time to be in the commerce industry, and specifically to join one of the pioneers of the creator economy. LTK’s robust tech platform has empowered creators, brands and shoppers for more than a decade now,” Amell said in the release. “I’m looking forward to further building out solutions that will power the next era of commerce globally and continue LTK’s vision to create a better way to shop.”
