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Mitek CFO Decides To Stay
November 27, 2018

Mitek Systems’ CFO has decided not to resign from the company. In August, the company announced that CFO Jeff Davison would be departing at the end of November to join a firm near his home in Bozeman, Montana. It was also revealed that its CEO and chairman...

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Airbnb Hires Veteran Amazon Executive As CFO
November 26, 2018

Airbnb, preparing for an expected initial public offering next year, announced Monday (Nov. 26) that Amazon executive Dave Stephenson is coming onboard as chief financial officer. In a press release, Airbnb said that when building its executive team, it was looking for a CFO who...

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Walmart: Flipkart CEO Bansal Is Out
November 13, 2018

Walmart announced Tuesday (Nov. 13) that Binny Bansal, the chief executive of Flipkart, the Indian eCommerce company Walmart recently acquired, has resigned effective immediately. In a press release, Walmart said that while Bansal has been an important part of Flipkart since co-founding the company, recent...

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Mitek Names New CEO
November 07, 2018

Mitek Systems announced that it has named Max Carnecchia as its new Chief Executive Officer, and appointed him to the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. In August, the company announced that the current CEO and Chairman of the Board Jim DeBello would be departing his...

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Ingenico Names New CEO
November 05, 2018

Ingenico announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer on Monday (Nov. 5). The company said that Philippe Lazare will step down from his current positions as both CEO and chairman. Those two roles will be separated, and Nicolas Huss, the chief operating officer, will...

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Facebook Investors Call For Zuckerberg’s Ouster As Chairman
October 17, 2018

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is in the crosshairs of some major investors, including public pension funds and state officials who want the CEO ousted from the social media company. According to CNBC, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer said Facebook’s board needs to make a...

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Square CFO Departs, Shares Sink
October 11, 2018

Square announced that its CFO is stepping down, which caused the company’s shares to fall in after-hours trading. Square’s CEO Jack Dorsey revealed that Sarah Friar — often described as his right-hand person — was leaving the company to become to the CEO of Nextdoor. “Sarah isn’t...

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Google Loses Key Online Advertising Exec To Greylock Partners
October 02, 2018

Sridhar Ramaswamy, the executive in charge of Google’s online advertising business, is leaving the company to take on a new role at Greylock Partners, the venture capitalist. The Wall Street Journal, citing a Greylock Partners blog post and a Google spokeswoman, reported Ramaswamy is being...

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Amazon Prime Video Launches NFL Pre-Game Subscriptions
September 27, 2018

Amazon Prime Video announced this week the launch of a new NFL pre-game show on Thursdays, hosted by Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer, two female sports journalists. In a press release issued earlier this week, Amazon Prime Video said the two will provide commentary and...