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Groupon Appoints Peter Merholz Global Design Head

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Peter Merholz will assume the role of vice president, Global Design with Groupon. He will report to Jeff Holden, SVP of Product Management.

Mr. Merholz’s experience spans two decades in design and development for interactive media, and he is most noted for co-founding and growing Adaptive Path, a premier user experience design consultancy. He has a B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley.

[Image Courtesy: Mr. Peter Merholz]

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