Kate Childress, a longtime JPMorgan Chase & Co. lobbyist, is joining the Bank Policy Institute in September to run its advocacy and communications efforts. Childress helped lead JPMorgan’s lobbying and regulatory efforts on the 2010 Dodd-Frank law. At the institute, she will be executive vice president...
Joe Kaplan, the Electronic Transactions Association’s former board president and Chief Executive of Paya, passed away last week unexpectedly. According to the ETA, Kaplan — who served on the board from 2000 to 2008, was President from 2006 to 2007 and a board advisor as of...
The leadership situation at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been something of a complicated story since original Director Richard Cordray stepped down last fall. On his way out the door, Cordray appointed Deputy Director Leandra English to the position, in the name of operational...
After serving as Equifax‘s interim chief executive, Paulino do Rego Barros Jr. is taking the helm of United States Information Solutions (USIS) as the unit’s president. USIS, with estimated revenue of $1.3 billion, is one of Equifax’s biggest units, the company said in an announcement. “Paulino is...
eBay is gearing up to slash close to 300 jobs in California, with the cuts slated to be completed by July 20. According to a report in San Jose’s The Mercury Times, citing the state labor agency Employment Development Department (EDD), eBay notified the affected workers...
Ripple, the blockchain company, announced on Wednesday (July 11) that it has tapped Kahina Van Dyke to join the company’s leadership team as the new senior vice president of business and corporate development. In a company announcement, Ripple said Van Dyke brings more than 20...
Verifone, the payments company, announced on Monday (July 9) that its Chief Executive Officer Paul Galant has decided to relinquish his role effective as of the close of the previously announced deal with Francisco Partners. In a press release, Verifone said the transaction is expected...
Neiman Marcus Group has announced that Darcy Penick is the new President of Bergdorf Goodman. Penick will begin her new position on September 4, reporting directly to Geoffroy van Raemdonck, chief executive officer, Neiman Marcus Group. Before joining Neiman Marcus Group, Penick was the chief...
Well-regarded surgeon and author Atul Gawande has been named CEO of the new healthcare company formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase. Earlier this year, the three companies announced they are working on ways to address healthcare for their U.S. employees, focusing on reducing...
