Peter Cobb

Background

About Peter Cobb

Co-founder of eBags.com and 6pm.com and on the board of Designer Brands (NYSE: DBI). eBags.com and 6pm.com were acquired by Samsonite and Amazon/Zappos, respectively. Peter was an early stage investor in SpaceX/Starlink, Alibaba, Zoom, Uber, Spotify, and more. As eBags co-founder, Peter played a key role in creating and building the largest online retailer of luggage and travel products. Prior to the 2017 sale, Peter was a member of the eBags board of directors. His responsibilities included marketing, creative, merchandising, business development, private label, public relations, international, and key strategic initiatives. Peter is chair of Designer Brands' Nominating and Corporate Governance committee and is a member of the Compensation and Technology committees. He has been selected to serve on numerous Designer Brands special committees. Peter served in the board of directors of PetMed Express (NASDAQ: PETS) and was on the Audit, Compensentation, and Nominating and Corporate Governance committees.Since the March launch, eBags.com sold 40 million bags and posted over four million customer reviews. eBags.com was awarded Web Site of the Year by Multichannel Magazine six times. In addition, eBags.com is one of the first online retailers to successfully implement the drop-ship model enabling the company to preserve cash and maintain a negative cash conversion cycle. eBags.com, offered travel products and accessories from brands, sold to customers in 200 countries and was named a Hot 100 website by Internet Retailer magazine.Peter was a board member of the National Retail Federation (NRF) and chairman of Shop.org, NRF's digital retail trade association. Peter is past chairman of the Travel Goods Association (TGA) where he was named the TGA Award winner recognizing exceptional service to the travel goods industry. He was named Colorado Marketer of the Year in 2003 and is a frequent keynote speaker at retail and technology conferences.