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SEC Probe Prompts Direct Lending CEO To Step Down
SEC Probe Prompts Direct Lending CEO To Step Down
March 21, 2019  |  Personnel

Direct Lending Investments’ founder and CEO Brendan Ross has resigned while his company is the focus of an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission...

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Walmart CTO Steps Down
Walmart CTO Steps Down
March 21, 2019  |  Personnel

Walmart‘s Chief Technology Officer Jeremy King is stepping down. According to an internal memo obtained by CNBC, King will be starting “a new adventure soon,”...

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Santander InnoVentures Deepens Its Investment Expertise In North America
Santander InnoVentures Deepens Its Investment Expertise In North America
March 19, 2019  |  Personnel

Santander InnoVentures, Santander Group’s global corporate venture capital fund, announced Tuesday (March 19) its appointment of Chris Gottschalk as a senior adviser to lead the...

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Rep Waters Backs Ouster Of Wells Fargo CEO Over Bonus
Rep Waters Backs Ouster Of Wells Fargo CEO Over Bonus
March 15, 2019  |  Banking

U.S. Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) called for Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan to step down from his job after it was revealed that he received...

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Facebook Loses CPO, WhatsApp Head
Facebook Loses CPO, WhatsApp Head
March 14, 2019  |  Personnel

In surprise announcements, two senior Facebook executives said they are leaving the company just days after CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he was shifting the direction...

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Family Announces Death Of Square Co-founder O’Tierney At 35
Family Announces Death Of Square Co-founder O’Tierney At 35
March 04, 2019  |  Personnel

Tristan O’Tierney, who helped found payments firm Square before leaving the company in 2013, died on Feb. 23. O’Tierney was 35, and held positions at...

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Revolut’s CFO Departs Amid AML Saga
Revolut’s CFO Departs Amid AML Saga
March 01, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Amid controversy around an anti-money laundering system, Revolut CFO Peter O’Higgins resigned from the firm. O’Higgins didn’t mention the issue in his resignation statement, according to...

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Ex-GM EVP Finds A New Home At Amazon
Ex-GM EVP Finds A New Home At Amazon
March 01, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has hired General Motors‘ (GMs’) executive vice president of global manufacturing. Citing sources familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that Alicia Boler...

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Amazon Vet To Head Pharmacy Unit
Amazon Vet To Head Pharmacy Unit
February 28, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon chose a 14-year company veteran to head up its new pharmacy business. Citing an internal company document, CNBC reported that Nader Kabbani is now “vice...

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