Leadership

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.

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.