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Garrett Motion (GTX) Names Sean Deason As CFO

By Annie Baker ● Jun 10, 2020

Automotive technology provider Garrett Motion Inc (NYSE: GTX) announced Sean Deason has been named Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Black Knight (BKI): Joseph Otting To Serve On Board Of Directors

By Noah Long ● Jun 9, 2020

Black Knight Inc (NYSE: BKI), a provider of integrated software, data, and analytics to the mortgage and real estate industries, announced it has named Joseph M. Otting for its board of directors.

Doug McMillon: Walmart (WMT) Pledges $100 Million For Addressing Systematic Racism

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 5, 2020

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) CEO Doug McMillon sent an email to employees to condemn the death of George Floyd and announce a commitment to addressing systematic racism.

Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns And Urges For A Black Candidate Replacement

By Noah Long ● Jun 5, 2020

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian Sr. announced he is resigning from the board of directors at the social news aggregation company.

Twitter Promotes Patrick Pichette To Chairman Of The Board

By Noah Long ● Jun 3, 2020

Twitter has appointed Patrick Pichette as the company chairman.

BlackBerry Ltd (BB) Hires Tom Eacobacci From Citrix To Serve As President

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 2, 2020

BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE:BB) (TSX:BB) announced it has appointed Tom Eacobacci as President. These are the details about the hiring.

OurCrowd Unveils $100 Million Pandemic Innovation Fund

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 2, 2020

OurCrowd — which is the world’s largest crowdfunded-venture investment platform — announced the launch of its Pandemic Innovation Fund with plans to raise $100 million for investment.

Cosmetics Company Coty Names Chairman Peter Harf As CEO

By Dan Anderson ● Jun 1, 2020

Cosmetics company Coty Inc (NYSE: COTY) announced it has named Chairman Peter Harf as the chief executive officer of the company.

Thierry Delaporte Named As CEO Of Wipro Limited (WIT)

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2020

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) announced it has named Thierry Delaporte as chief executive officer.

Harry Shum Becomes Chairman Of The Board At News Break

By Dan Anderson ● May 29, 2020

Intelligent local news platform News Break announced it has appointed Harry Shum to the chairman of the board.

Qualys (QLYS) Names Joo Mi Kim As New Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 29, 2020

Cloud-based IT, security, and compliance solutions company Qualys Inc (NASDAQ: QLYS) announced it has appointed Joo Mi Kim as Chief Financial Officer.

SAP Executive Todd McElhatton Hired As CFO Of Zuora (ZUO), Effective June 22

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 28, 2020

Todd McElhatton, the head of SAP SE’s cloud division, will become the head of finances at San Mateo, California-based cloud applications Zuora on June 22.

Ray Dalio Answers Questions About Education, Capitalism, And Principles

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2020

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio recently answered questions from his followers about education, capitalism, and principles. These are the questions and his responses.

WorldQuant Names Gary Chropuvka As President

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 23, 2020

Global quantitative asset management firm WorldQuant announced it has appointed Gary Chropuvka as president.

David M. Solomon On How Goldman Sachs Adapted To The New Operating Environment

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 21, 2020

David M. Solomon, Chairman & CEO at Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS), recently participated in an interview with Lance Uggla, chairman and CEO, IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO). Here's what they said.

Kevin Mayer Named As TikTok CEO And ByteDance COO

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2020

Kevin Mayer, Chairman of Direct-to-Consumer and International at The Walt Disney Company, resigned from the media giant to become CEO of TikTok and COO of TikTok's parent company ByteDance.

Online Learning Platform Udacity Names Kenny Kim As CMO

By Annie Baker ● May 18, 2020

Online learning platform announced it has appointed Kenny Kim as its new Chief Marketing Officer.

SoftBank Group (SFTBY): Alibaba Co-Founder Jack Ma Stepping Down From Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2020

Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma is stepping down from the SoftBank Group Corp (OTCMKTS: SFTBY) board of directors.

Criteo (CRTO) Appoints Dave Anderson As Interim Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 15, 2020

Retargeting ad company Criteo SA (NASDAQ: CRTO) announced it has appointed Dave Anderson as interim Chief Financial Officer for a six-month engagement in replacement of Benoit Fouilland.

Nuance Communications (NUAN) Appoints Diana Nole As EVP And GM Of Healthcare Business

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 15, 2020

Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) has announced its appointment of Diana Nole to Executive Vice President and General Manager of the company's Healthcare business.

Salesforce.com (CRM): Gavin Patterson Promoted To President And Chief Revenue Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2020

CRM leader Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) announced it has appointed Gavin Patterson as President and Chief Revenue Officer.

Iron Mountain (IRM) Names Kimberly Anstett As CTO

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 12, 2020

Iron Mountain Inc (NYSE: IRM) announced that Kimberly Anstett has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.

Twitter (TWTR) Names Dr. Fei-Fei Li To The Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 11, 2020

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) has announced the appointment of Dr. Fei-Fei Li to the company's Board of Directors as a new independent director, effective immediately.

Rivian Automotive: Alexandra Ford English Joins Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2020

Ford announced that Alexandra Ford English, daughter of Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr., will immediately join the board of Rivian Automotive.

Booking Holdings (BKNG): Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk Nominated For Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 25, 2020

The Booking Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: BKNG) Board of Directors has announced that it has nominated Naspers chief executive officer Bob van Dijk for election to the Board.

John Stankey Named CEO Of AT&T, Effective July 1

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2020

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has announced that John Stankey is being promoted to CEO of the company, effective July 1.

Walmart (WMT) Hires William White As Chief Marketing Officer

By Annie Baker ● Apr 22, 2020

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) has named former Target senior vice president William White as its chief marketing officer (CMO).

How Harvard Medical School Professor Timothy Springer Made Hundreds Of Millions As An Investor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2020

Harvard Medical School professor Timothy Springer has seen a 17,000% return by investing early in Moderna.

Microsoft (MSFT) Hires Tom McGuinness As Global Healthcare Head

By Annie Baker ● Apr 22, 2020

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced it has hired Tom McGuinness as the Corporate Vice President of its Global Healthcare division.

SAP Co-Chief Executive Officer Christian Klein To Be Sole CEO As Jennifer Morgan Departs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2020

SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) has announced that Christian Klein, Co-Chief Executive Officer and member of the Executive Board, will now be the sole CEO of the company.