China’s Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma is leaving the firm on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at a time when business has taken a dive, Reuters reported on Monday (Sept. 9). Ma’s hand-picked successor is Daniel Zhang, an accountant by trade. “He has the logic and critical...
Fitbit executive Adam Pellegrini will leave the company to join CVS and spearhead its initiatives in consumer health, according to a report by CNBC. Pellegrini will start his position on Monday (Sept. 9). His official title will be senior vice president of transformation consumer health...
Global digital banking firm i2c Inc. is rounding out its leadership team to include four payments industry veterans, the company said in a press release on Wednesday (Sept. 4). Leaders added to the team include former Visa executives Janet Monroe, Ava Kelly, Nikki Waters and...
Digital money transfer company Azimo plans to promote COO Richard Ambrose to CEO, as Founder Michael Kent is moving from the CEO role into the executive chairman position, the company said in a release. “I am immensely proud of the sustained growth and success of...
Udacity has named Gabriel Dalporto its new Chief Executive Officer. Before joining Udacity, Dalporto was at LendingTree, where he served in several leadership roles throughout his seven-year tenure, including chief marketing officer and chief financial officer. During that time, he helped drive the company’s transition...
Cred, a global crypto-backed lending and borrowing platform, has announced the addition of two executive team members. Joe Podulka, a 10-year veteran of eBay and PayPal, joins Cred as chief financial officer. He was previously CFO and VP of Finance at Hearst Communications, where he...
Digital banking alternative Revolut is partnering with executives from Deutsche Bank, ClearBank and N26, Financial Times reported on Friday (Aug. 23). The banking startup was previously focused only on travel money and now is striving to become a more “global bank.” A new treasurer, deputy...
To help advise its financial services business as one global team, Walmart has added two new global governance leaders. Emma Waddell will join the company as vice president of financial services compliance, while Joe Rodriguez will serve as lead counsel of financial services, per news...
Groupon’s chief financial officer has stepped down. The Chicago-based company revealed that CFO Michael Randolfi, who has been with the company since 2016, is resigning, effective Friday (Aug. 23), to pursue another opportunity. “The CFO was more than just a CFO,” said Tom Forte, a...
