Posted by Alexa Christie.
Amazon has sued their logistics executive after he violated a non-compete clause for joining a rival company. Arthur Valdez was hired as Target’s new chief supply chain and logistics officer and disclosed confidential information about Amazon to Target. Amazon filed a suit in King County Superior Court in Washington against Valdez. “Mr. Valdez’s new position with a key Amazon competitor will involve the disclosure and use of Amazon’s confidential and proprietary information to Amazon’s detriment and Target’s advantage in a core area of competition between the companies: the cost-effective and rapid movement of goods in the most efficient way possible for retail customers,” Amazon said in the suit.
Valdez signed the non-compete clause in 2012 and was expected to start work at Target next week (March 27, 2016-April 2, 2016). Valdez leaked information to Target about Amazon. Target’s spokeswoman claims the information will remain confidential and did not comment any further at that time.
Alexa is a business administration major with a concentration in management at the Feliciano School of Business, Montclair State University, Class of 2018.