Wells Fargo has hired executive search firm Spencer Stuart to search for a new CEO. The banking giant wants to hire a woman who can deal with public perception and regulatory issues, according to a report by Reuters. The bank aims to become the only...
A German news outlet has reported that Wirecard’s chairman, Wulf Matthias, will stand down after his current term with the company ends, according to Reuters. German daily Handelsblatt reported the news on Friday (April 26), and it also said that because Matthias is 75, continuing...
Grab, the Southeast Asia ride-hailing startup, is losing its Chief Technology Officer Theo Vassilakis, who said in a LinkedIn post that due to personal circumstance, he has to leave the region and spend most of the time in the south of China. In the post,...
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), a payment messaging firm, has chosen Javier Pérez-Tasso as its new chief executive officer, according to a press release. Pérez-Tasso has been part of SWIFT’s executive team for seven years, and he is currently the company’s chief...
Passport, the mobility management platform, announced Thursday (April 18) that it has named Greg Hammermaster as head of payments. In a press release, Passport, which has more than $1 billion in payments processed to date and is a leader in payment in the transportation industry,...
JPMorgan Chase has named Jennifer Piepszak its new chief financial officer. According to an internal memo seen by CNBC, Piepszak will take on the role on May 1. She is currently chief executive officer for card services. In addition, outgoing CFO Marianne Lake has been...
Bitcoin exchange Bakkt has hired PayPal and Google alum Mike Blandina as its chief product officer. Previously, Blandina was at Google Wallet, where he was engineering director of payments, and at PayPal as vice president of engineering. He joins former Worldpay exec Balaji Devarasetty, as well...
Famed investor and Wells Fargo’s largest shareholder Warren Buffett urged the bank to look beyond Wall Street to find a new chief executive for the company. In an interview with The Financial Times Buffett said Wells Fargo will need to look outside of Wall Street if...
Blue Apron, the struggling meal kit provider, announced Tuesday (April 2) Brad Dickerson, president and CEO of the company, has decided to resign. Additionally, the company announced Ilia Papas, Blue Apron’s chief technology officer is also stepping down. In a press release, Blue Apron said the...
