Amazon SVP Worldwide Grocery Stores Tony Hoggett will be leaving the company. “After nearly three years at Amazon, it’s time for the next step in my career,” Hoggett wrote in a Friday post on LinkedIn. Amazon said in a Friday update posted on its website:...
Fidelity Payment Services rebranded as Sola, and its board appointed payments industry veteran Michael Reed as its CEO. Sola is the new, consolidated brand identity and company name for Fidelity Payment Services and its proprietary payment gateway, Cardknox, the company said in a Wednesday (Oct....
CVS has replaced CEO Karen Lynch as it struggles to repair its healthcare business. David Joyner, president of the company’s pharmacy benefit management unit Caremark, has been appointed as the new chief executive, CVS announced Friday (Oct. 18). “The board believes this is the right time to make a change,...
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...
