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Bakkt Bitcoin Exchange Hires PayPal, Google Alum As CPO
Bakkt Bitcoin Exchange Hires PayPal, Google Alum As CPO
April 15, 2019  |  Personnel

Bitcoin exchange Bakkt has hired PayPal and Google alum Mike Blandina as its chief product officer. Previously, Blandina was at Google Wallet, where he was engineering...

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Apple’s M&A Head Gets Direct Access To Cook With New Role
Apple’s M&A Head Gets Direct Access To Cook With New Role
April 04, 2019  |  Apple

Apple could be stepping up its acquisition strategy as it aims to move beyond the iPhone, elevating Adrian Perica to head up mergers and acquisitions....

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Blue Apron CEO, CTO To Step Down For Greener Pastures
Blue Apron CEO, CTO To Step Down For Greener Pastures
April 03, 2019  |  Personnel

Blue Apron, the struggling meal kit provider, announced Tuesday (April 2) Brad Dickerson, president and CEO of the company, has decided to resign. Additionally, the...

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Google AI Ethics Council Set Back By Staff Petition
Google AI Ethics Council Set Back By Staff Petition
April 02, 2019  |  Google

As Google pursues deals for cloud computing, the tech company formed a council to handle artificial intelligence (AI) challenges. The council is facing the departure...

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Small Business Administration Headed For Leadership Change
Small Business Administration Headed For Leadership Change
April 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

President Donald Trump’s chosen head for the Small Business Administration (SBA) will leave the post and focus on helping Trump’s re-election efforts. Reports in The Associated Press...

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Sloan Alone: Why The Wells Fargo CEO (Perhaps) Had To Go
Sloan Alone: Why The Wells Fargo CEO (Perhaps) Had To Go
March 29, 2019  |  Personnel

Pushed?  Jumped ?  The speculation begins and runs rampant as Timothy Sloan steps down from Wells Fargo’s helm – and yes, shares popped.  In the...

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Unilever Taps Amazon Exec To Lead Beauty Business
Unilever Taps Amazon Exec To Lead Beauty Business
March 27, 2019  |  Retail

To lead its personal care and beauty businesses as it homes in on digital, Unilever tapped an executive who is currently working at Amazon. Sunny Jain,...

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Ex-Walmart CTO Joins Pinterest
Ex-Walmart CTO Joins Pinterest
March 22, 2019  |  Personnel

Walmart CTO Jeremy King is moving to Pinterest. According to CNBC, King will be the new head of engineering at social media company Pinterest, where...

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Wells Mulls Ex-President Harvey Schwartz As CEO
Wells Mulls Ex-President Harvey Schwartz As CEO
March 22, 2019  |  Personnel

Harvey Schwartz, the former president and co-chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs, is reportedly in talks to become the next CEO of Wells Fargo. The New...

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