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PSCU Taps New Leaders To Advance Products, Innovation
February 10, 2020

PSCU has appointed Denise Stevens as senior vice president and chief product officer, while Scott Young will head the product delivery leadership team as vice president of innovation, PSCU announced today (Feb. 10). Stevens will oversee product delivery and management, as well as its innovation...

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LinkedIn’s Jeff Weiner To Become Its Chairman, Resigns As CEO
February 05, 2020

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner announced that he is leaving his position on June 1 to become the executive chairman for the professional networking site. His role will be filled by current Vice President of Product Ryan Roslansky, according to a post on LinkedIn. Roslansky will...

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US SoftBank Exec Exiting Vision Fund
February 04, 2020

Michael Ronen, a former Goldman Sachs banker who joined SoftBank in 2017, is leaving the conglomerate’s $100 billion Vision Fund over “issues,” the Financial Times reported on Tuesday (Feb. 4). Ronen told the news outlet he had been “negotiating the terms of my anticipated departure” for...

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Former PayPal Exec Joins Aliaswire As CEO
February 04, 2020

Cloud-based payments technology company Aliaswire announced that it has hired Jed Rice, a former PayPal executive, as its new CEO, and has appointed him to its board of directors, according to a Tuesday (Feb. 4) press release.  Aliaswire is currently under a transformation of sorts, and...

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Trulioo Taps Amex Exec, ID Vet As Board Member
February 03, 2020

Global identity verification provider Trulioo has tapped American Express (AmEx) executive Lisa Stanton to join its board of directors, Trulioo announced on Sunday (Feb. 2).  Stanton will help guide the Canadian firm in its mission to “verify the globe.” She is a board advisor to...

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WeWork Gets New CEO
February 02, 2020

WeWork, a shared workspace and real estate company, named industry veteran Sandeep Manthrani as its new chief executive officer, according a report Saturday from Reuters. The SoftBank-backed office-sharing firm added in its official statement that Manthrani will join on Feb. 18 and will report to Executive...

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IBM Chief To Exit Role After Sluggish Growth
January 31, 2020

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is stepping down after an eight-year tenure in which the tech giant struggled to grow at the same rate as its competitors. The announcement came on Thursday. Rometty, 62, will step down on April 6. She will stay on board at...

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Airbnb Taps Former Disney President To Head Up Airbnb Experiences
January 30, 2020

Airbnb has hired Catherine Powell, a 15-year Disney veteran, to head up its Experiences division, the firm announced this week. She was hired ahead of the company’s expected initial public offering (IPO) coming up soon this year. The Experiences division handles things like tours and...

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Coinbase Taps Former Google Exec As Head Of Product
January 29, 2020

Digital currency exchange Coinbase has hired Google Shopping Vice President of Product Surojit Chatterjee as its new chief product officer, according to TechCrunch. Chatterjee is also a former head of product for Indian eCommerce company Flipkart. “I’ve always enjoyed being associated with technology that is...