Instacart appointed former Uber executive Anirban Kundu as its new chief technology officer. In his new role, Kundu will lead Instacart’s technical team “as we further expand our position as the grocery industry’s leading technology company,” Instacart said in a Wednesday (Oct. 16) blog post....
Walmart appointed its Chief Revenue Officer Seth Dallaire to the expanded role of chief growth officer — Walmart U.S. While continuing to lead the company’s revenue organization, Dallaire will also be responsible for the marketing, design and product teams, John Furner, president and CEO — Walmart U.S., wrote in...
Can music enhance productivity, or does it distract from deep focus? New insights suggested the impact may depend on the balance between familiarity and surprise. Research from the Georgia Institute of Technology examined how different types of music influenced productivity during work. The findings showed...
Composable eCommerce platform BigCommerce has a new chief executive. Travis Hess, who joined the company as president in May, has been appointed CEO, the company announced Wednesday (Oct. 2). He succeeds Brent Bellm, who had served as chief executive since 2015. “It’s been an amazing journey at the helm of...
Card issuing platform Marqeta has a new chief artificial intelligence (AI) officer. Fouzi Husaini, a veteran of Amazon and Capital One, will play a key role in Marqeta’s efforts to scale its AI organization, the company announced Monday (Sept. 23). “We’re thrilled to have Fouzi on board,” Marqeta Chief Product and Technology...
TD Bank Group President and CEO Bharat Masrani will retire April 10, and will be succeeded by Raymond Chun, who is currently group head, Candian personal banking. Masrani has been CEO for more than a decade and has been with the bank for 38 years, TD...
Target has picked longtime PepsiCo executive Jim Lee as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Lee, who spent more than 25 years with the food and beverage giant, will join Target’s leadership team Sept. 22, the retailer announced Thursday (Sept. 19). “As a successful leader in finance and strategy, Jim will oversee...
OpenAI has reportedly hired its first general manager of education: former Coursera Chief Revenue Officer Leah Belsky. In this role, Belsky will work to bring the artificial intelligence (AI) startup’s products to more schools; boost its engagement with teachers and students; and work with OpenAI’s own teams...
Payments infrastructure provider Mangopay has chosen Sergi Herrero as its new CEO. Herrero, a veteran of companies such as Meta, Square and BNP Paribas, is replacing Romain Mazeries, who is stepping down as chief executive, the Paris-based company announced Tuesday (Sept. 17). “Sergi brings a...
