Boston’s Wayfair has hired a chief financial officer to prepare the home goods e-tailer for an IPO, likely in 2014 or 2015. Former Warner Music Group Vice Chairman, Michael Fleisher, will be taking on the CFO role at Wayfair.  Wayfair’s previous CFO,  Nicholas Malone, will remain at the company as Chief Administration Officer.<br /><br />Fleisher has IPO experience, having brought  Warner Music Group public in 2005, prior to its sale to Access Industries for $3.3 billion in 2011. Fleisher also led technology research firm, Gartner, in its 1993 IPO.<br /><br />On his decision to join Wayfair, Fleisher cites confidence in the Wayfair team. “They spent the last ten years building something really special here…I wanted to find something where it was clear that there was tons and tons of growth.”<br /><br />According to CEO Niraj Shah, Fleisher will be tasked with building relationships with institutional and other public market investors. Wayfair has already raised $201 million of venture capital from investors like Battery Ventures and Spark Capital. Shah says it is possible that Wayfair will hold another financing round before doing a public offering.<br /><br />Fleisher will also help Wayfair scale through acquisitions. In particular, Wayfair will  be looking to acquire technology companies that will improve the “customer experience,” and also retail brands that can help Wayfair further its international expansion. Wayfair acquired DwellStudio this summer, to complement their existing home decor business.<br /><br />Wayfair is on track for $940 million in revenue this year, up over 50% from  $600 million last year. CEO Niraj Shah says there are “not many e-commerce companies with good scale that are still growing quickly.” Shah points to strong revenue growth from both its Wayfair.com and Joss & Main properties.  Both sites sell home furnishings, but Joss & Main specializes in timed “flash” sales.<br /><br />Founded in 2002, Shah says that Wayfair has been profitable most years, partly because they lack inventory. Wayfair typically buys the products from the manufacturer, after they’ve already made a sale. Through its relationships with suppliers, Wayfair says it has access to seven million items from 12,000 brands.<br /><br />Wayfair’s competition includes Williams & Sonoma, Amazon, Target TGT +0.89% and Home Depot HD -0.15%. One Kings Lane competes with its Joss & Main property. Wayfair has 1450 employees, with 950 based at the Boston headquarters.