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Facebook Nominates Alford To Board As Two Other Execs Step Down

April 15, 2019
Netflix’s Hastings Says Tech Companies Are Trying To Grow Up
Facebook // April 16, 2018

Reed Hastings, the chief executive of Netflix and Facebook board member, said over the weekend that Facebook and other social media companies are “trying to grow up quickly,” and that it’s the case with all new technologies. Speaking at the TED conference which was covered...

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Facebook Nominates Alford To Board As Two Other Execs Step Down

April 15, 2019
Facebook has nominated PayPal executive Peggy Alford to its board, just as longtime directors Reed Hastings and Erskine Bowles prepare to step down. Bloomberg reported that before joining PayPal in March as senior vice president of core markets, Alford served as chief financial officer and head of operations for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the nonprofit […]

Netflix’s Hastings Says Tech Companies Are Trying To Grow Up

April 16, 2018
Reed Hastings, the chief executive of Netflix and Facebook board member, said over the weekend that Facebook and other social media companies are “trying to grow up quickly,” and that...