Leadership

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.

Melinda Gates: Trump’s Decision To De-Fund WHO Makes ‘No Sense’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 16, 2020

.Melinda Gates, the co-chair of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, pointed out that the decision to pull funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) is dangerous.

Lightspeed Raises More Than $4 Billion For Early And Growth Stage Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 14, 2020

Lightspeed Venture Partners announced it raised over $4 billion for early and growth-stage companies.

eBay Names Jamie Iannone As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 13, 2020

eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) announced it has named Jamie Iannone as CEO of the company. These are the details.

Snap Hires Peter Naylor As Head Of Ad Sales For Americas

By Annie Baker ● Apr 12, 2020

Snap has hired Peter Naylor as its first vice-president for the Americas. These are the details.

Zoom Hires Former Facebook Security Head Alex Stamos As Adviser

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2020

Zoom Video Communications recently announced it hired former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos as an adviser.

Jack Dorsey Donating $1 Billion For COVID-19 Relief

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 8, 2020

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square and Twitter, announced that he will be donating $1 billion worth of his equity in Square to Start Small Foundation in order to combat the effects of COVID-19.

Bill Gates Plans To Fund Several Potential Coronavirus Vaccines At The Same Time

By Annie Baker ● Apr 7, 2020

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is planning to fund the development of seven different COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) vaccines at the same time.

Susan And Michael Dell Donating $100 Million For Combating COVID-19

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 7, 2020

Billionaire entrepreneur Michael Dell and wife Susan Dell are donating $100 million through their charitable foundation to combat the effects of COVID-19.

Hulu Founder Jason Kilar Named As Head Of WarnerMedia

By Noah Long ● Apr 3, 2020

WarnerMedia, the media and entertainment giant owned by AT&T, announced it has hired Hulu founder and former CEO Jason Kilar as the head of the company.

Salesforce Hires Brian Solis As Global Innovation Evangelist

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 3, 2020

Renowned keynote speaker and digital evangelist Brian Solis announced he has been hired as Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce.

Facebook Names Former Treasury Executive Robert Kimmitt To The Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 27, 2020

Facebook announced it named former deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt to its board as the lead independent board director.

Ray Dalio Launches Weekly Newsletter On LinkedIn Called ‘The Changing World Order’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2020

Bridgewater Associates, L.P. Co-Chief Investment Officer & Co-Chairman Ray Dalio recently launched a new weekly newsletter on LinkedIn called “The Changing World Order.”

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Sends Motivational Email To Employees About COVID-19 Response

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 22, 2020

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently sent a motivational email to company employees about how the company is helping with the COVID-19 response.

Ray Dalio Acknowledges That He Was Blindsided By Coronavirus As Flagship Fund Value Tumbles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 17, 2020

In a candid interview with the Financial Times, billionaire investor and head of Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio acknowledged that he was caught blindsided by COVID-19 (coronavirus).

Hulu Promotes Kelly Campbell To President

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2020

Hulu chief marketing officer Kelly Campbell has been promoted to the role of president at the video streaming service.

Thomson Reuters Shakes Up Executive Lineup

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2020

Thomson Reuters has announced a number of changes in its management team. These are the details.

Jamie Dimon: J.P. Morgan To Be ‘Much More Aggressive’ In Acquiring Companies

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 27, 2020

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon recently said that the company is going to be "much more aggressive in acquisitions across the board."

10X Consulting Names Aaron Skogsberg As Chief Technology Officer

By Noah Long ● Feb 25, 2020

10X Consulting Group announced that it has named Aaron Skogsberg -- who is the former Vice President and CTO of Pure Storage Americas to serve as its Chief Technology Officer.

The Walt Disney Company Names Bob Chapek As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors announced that Bob Chapek has been named Chief Executive Officer of the company, effective immediately.

Salesforce Co-CEO Keith Block Steps Down

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 25, 2020

Salesforce announced that Keith Block has stepped down as co-CEO of the company.

Billtrust Names Mark Shifke As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 24, 2020

Billtrust — a leader in B2B order-to-cash solutions — announced it has appointed Mark Shifke as Chief Financial Officer.

Sean O’Donoghue Named As New Chief Operating Officer Of TheGuarantors

By Dan Anderson ● Feb 24, 2020

TheGuarantors has announces Sean O'Donoghue as Chief Operating Officer. These are the details about O'Donoghue being hired for the executive role.

Deltek Names Caleb Merriman As Chief Information Security Officer

By Noah Long ● Feb 24, 2020

Deltek announced that it has appointed Caleb Merriman as its Vice President and CISO.

AccuReg Names John Thompson As VP of Performance Management

By Annie Baker ● Feb 24, 2020

Healthcare technology solutions company AccuReg announced it named John Thompson as vice president of performance management.

Rivian Automotive CTO Michael Bell Steps Down

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 21, 2020

Rivian Automotive chief technology officer Michael Bell is stepping down from the company. These are the details.

JPMorgan Makes Major Changes To Its Management Teams

By Amit Chowdhry ● Feb 20, 2020

JPMorgan has made some major management changes at the company.