EVP, Chief Commercial Officer
John Daunt (often referenced as JD) is Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Liquidity Services Inc. (NASDAQ: LQDT), where he is responsible for driving revenue growth and profitability across all of the company’s global online marketplaces for surplus assets.[[3]](https://investors.liquidityservices.com/management/john-daunt)[[4]](https://investors.liquidityservices.com/corporate-governance/management)[[5]](https://concordia.net/community/john-daunt/) An e‑commerce and supply‑chain marketplace specialist, he has more than 20 years of experience building innovative, high‑growth, omni‑channel e‑commerce companies and service providers, and is a frequent reporting corporate insider in Liquidity Services stock due to his senior leadership role.[[1]](https://liquidityservices.com/company/leadership)[[3]](https://investors.liquidityservices.com/management/john-daunt)[[7]](https://www.gurufocus.com/insider/55736/john-daunt)[[8]](https://www.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/liquidity-services-evp-john-daunt-sells-397k-in-stock-93CH-4763600)
Daunt’s career spans senior sales, operations, and commercial leadership roles in online procurement and surplus-asset marketplaces, following earlier service as a U.S. Navy officer and Naval Flight Officer, where he flew over 300 aerial reconnaissance missions in Asia and the Middle East, led START and INF treaty verification teams for ICBM inspections in Russia, and taught Naval Science and Leadership at the United States Naval Academy.[[2]](https://theorg.com/org/liquidity-services/org-chart/john-daunt-jd)[[5]](https://concordia.net/community/john-daunt/) In the private sector he has held roles at FreeMarkets and SAP Ariba (including top-ranked global sales and account management positions), FedBid (Senior Vice President overseeing commercial sales, marketing, and product management), AssetNation (Vice President and General Manager in London), and Performance Systems, LLC (Partner), before progressing through multiple senior posts at Liquidity Services—including SVP of Account Management, Global Operations & DoD, and General Manager of North America—culminating in his current EVP, Chief Commercial Officer role.[[2]](https://theorg.com/org/liquidity-services/org-chart/john-daunt-jd)[[5]](https://concordia.net/community/john-daunt/) Daunt holds a Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurial Studies from Babson College.[[2]](https://theorg.com/org/liquidity-services/org-chart/john-daunt-jd)
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