Wendy Franks is General Manager of Amazon’s Health and Beauty business on Amazon.com. She joined Amazon in 2013, following a ten-year career in brand management at Unilever and Johnson & Johnson that spanned multiple brands and countries. During her tenure at Amazon, Ms. Franks has held a series of successive product, marketing, and general management roles across a variety of categories like Health and Beauty, Books, Furniture, and Grocery, and most recently the Household Essentials organization (Pets, Baby, Grocery, and Household products) for North American Stores. She is passionate about creating new and innovative customer experiences, working across organizations to solve complex problems, and leading and developing great teams.
 
Ms. Franks holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Queens University in Canada and a master of business administration from Columbia University. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children and enjoys traveling, running, and spending time in the mountains.