Gazelle, a US-based company for selling second-hand electronics goods backed by Unilever’s corporate venturing unit, has created the role of non-executive chairman for Austin Ligon.
Ligon has been a director of Gazelle since 2007 after previously leading car retailer CarMax.
Israel Ganot, co-founder and chief executive of Gazelle, said: "With the creation of this new board position, we will be able to further leverage Austin’s vision and industry knowledge as he takes a more active role in the development of Gazelle’s business strategy."
Ligon said: "Gazelle is a company at the forefront of a nascent industry that is already attracting the attention and investment of some of the world’s leading retailers."
In July, Gazelle raised $12m in series C round from Physic Ventures, a venture capital firm backed by consumer goods companies Pepsi and Unilever.
Physic led the round as a new investor, and was joined by repeat venture capital investors Venrock and RockPort Capital Partners.
Gazelle closed its $6m series B round in November 2008 and an initial $4.4m in January that year when the company was known as Second Rotation.