Seth Marks Joins Hilco Merchant Resources as Senior Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer; CEO of Hilco Wholesale Solutions

Hilco Merchant Resources (HMR) has announced it has hired Seth Marks in the newly created role of senior vice president, chief merchandising officer for Hilco Merchant Resources and as the CEO of Hilco Wholesale Solutions.  

Marks will be responsible for the day-to-day management and growth of the company’s wholesale consumer inventory practice, further enabling HMR to provide retailers, consumer products manufacturers, and their advisors with a single-source omni solution for all inventory disposition requirements.  

Prior to joining HMR, Marks most recently served as the head of strategic merchandising at Sears Holdings. He also served as CEO of Liquidation World (formerly Big Lots Canada) from 2004 to 2011, chief merchandising officer at Tuesday Morning Stores from 2011 to 2013, and as senior vice president of merchandising and strategic initiatives at Overstock.com from 2014 to 2016.

“We’re excited to add Seth to our management team,” said Ben Nortman, executive vice president of Hilco Global and co-managing partner at HMR. “He brings more than 24 years of experience to HMR with an impressive reputation as a dynamic retail turnaround executive for many highly recognized retail organizations in the US.”

Marks graduated from the University of Arizona.