Leadership news and trends

Goldman Sachs Reshuffles Exec Team as Longtime COO Retires
Personnel // September 11, 2023

Goldman Sachs has reshuffled its leadership team following the retirement of longtime executive Laurence Stein. Stein has spent 27 years at the banking giant, most recently serving as executive vice president and chief operating officer of asset and wealth management. According to an announcement provided to PYMNTS...

Flawlessly Executing the Basics Earns CFOs Seat at the Table
CFO // September 11, 2023

It is no longer enough for businesses — and their employees — to simply meet expectations. After all, by the time those expectations have been met, they will likely have already been transformed by marketplace and operational realities. “Execution just matters so much,” Marc Greenberg,...

C-Suite Execs Share What to Do When Tough Calls Knock
Business // August 31, 2023

The tough choices a business makes should reflect its hopes, not its fears. But getting to the right answer when faced with a challenging decision is becoming more complex, especially as the realities of the business landscape continue to shift while operational workflows and entrenched...

Meta Adjusts Leadership Structure as Chief Business Officer Steps Down
Personnel // February 13, 2023

Meta is adjusting its leadership structure as its chief business officer (CBO) steps down. CBO Marne Levine is to leave that role on Feb. 21 but remain with the company until the summer to aid in the transition, Meta said in a Monday (Feb. 13)...

Interviews & Exclusives
Flawlessly Executing the Basics Earns CFOs Seat at the Table

September 11, 2023
It is no longer enough for businesses — and their employees — to simply meet expectations. After all, by the time those expectations have been met, they will likely have already been transformed by marketplace and operational realities. “Execution just matters so much,” Marc Greenberg, CFO at Altruist, tells PYMNTS as part of the “Day in […]

C-Suite Execs Share What to Do When Tough Calls Knock

August 31, 2023
The tough choices a business makes should reflect its hopes, not its fears. But getting to the right answer when faced with a challenging decision is becoming more complex, especially...

ID.me CEO: From Fighting Al Qaeda In Iraq To Fighting IDV Back Home

May 28, 2018
It was two weeks before Blake Hall’s unit would deploy for combat in Iraq, and suddenly he and his 32 men were being told they weren’t going into direct combat...

Quick Reads
OpenAI’s Shakeup Has Companies Seeking Alternatives

November 22, 2023
Last week’s leadership changes at OpenAI reportedly left many customers seeking alternatives. As CNBC reported Tuesday (Nov. 21), a number of startups say they or their customers are considering relying less on OpenAI’s large language models (LLMs) since the artificial intelligence (AI) firm’s firing of Sam Altman, company co-founder and CEO. And while that firing was short-lived, with Altman apparently now […]

Goldman Sachs Reshuffles Exec Team as Longtime COO Retires

September 11, 2023
Goldman Sachs has reshuffled its leadership team following the retirement of longtime executive Laurence Stein. Stein has spent 27 years at the banking giant, most recently serving as executive vice president and...

Meta Adjusts Leadership Structure as Chief Business Officer Steps Down

February 13, 2023
Meta is adjusting its leadership structure as its chief business officer (CBO) steps down. CBO Marne Levine is to leave that role on Feb. 21 but remain with the company...

Citi Changes Its TTS Management Team

August 03, 2020
Citi has named Stephen Randall as the TTS global head of liquidity management services in the London office, the company has announced. He succeeds Mark Smith in the role. Randall...