American e-commerce giant Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK) has appointed Jonathan Johnson as the company’s new chief executive officer, according to an announcement on Sept. 23.
Johnson has served as an interim CEO of Overstock since the end of August when Patrick Byrne stepped down. Presently, Johnson also acts as the company’s member of the board of directors, president at Overstock’s venture capital arm Medici Ventures, and chairman of the board at its blockchain-focused subsidiary tZERO Group. Johnson stated: