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Sharon Chiarella is joining Stitch Fix as Chief Product Officer. She will report to President Elizabeth Spaulding, effective March 29.

Stitch Fix Names Amazon Veteran Sharon Chiarella As New Chief Product Officer. Image Source: Shutterstock.

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Stitch Fix Names Amazon Veteran Sharon Chiarella As New Chief Product Officer

Fox Corporation has selected a new General Counsel, Jeff A. Taylor, who previously served as the media behemoth’s EVP and Chief Litigation Counsel.

Fox Corporation's General Counsel, Jeff Taylor. Image credit: Fox Corporation

Jeff Taylor General Counsel Fox Corporation

FOX Names New Top Legal Leaders as It Pushes Further Into Sports Betting

She makes history by becoming the first female COO throughout the airline’s near 90-year history. 

Incoming Chief Operating Officer Constance von Muehlen will be the first female COO at the airline. Courtesy of Alaska Air Group. 

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 Alaska Airlines Names Constance von Muehlen as Its First Female COO 

David Dobrik, a prominent YouTube star, will step down from Dispo’s board and leave the company after sexual assault allegations. 

Youtube Star David Dobrik Parts Ways with Dispo Amidst Controversy. Image Source: Shutterstock.

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YouTube Star David Dobrik Parts Ways with Dispo Amidst Controversy

Caesar Sengupta, Google’s VP and General Manager in charge of Payments and its Next Billion Users initiative, will step down at the end of April.

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Google Loses a Key Leader as It Looks for Its Next Billion Users

Online chat service Discord has revealed that it has found its first Chief Financial Officer, Tomasz (Tom) Marcinkowski, who joined the company almost two weeks ago.

Tomasz (Tom) Marcinkowski. Image credit: Discord

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Discord Recruits Pinterest’s Finance Head as CFO

This week, Robinhood picked its first product chief, LEGO's investment arm found it's new leader, and Clubhouse made a pair of key additions.

The new Head of LEGO Ventures, Cecilia Qvist. Image credit: Spotify

Cecilia Qvist

The 10 Most Important Executive Moves This Week

McCammond said she and Condé Nast have "decided to part ways" after past racist tweets of McCammond’s resurfaced, sparking a backlash over her appointment from both employees inside the company and on social media. 

Alexi McCammond previously worked as a political reporter for Axios. Courtesy of HBO.

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 New Teen Vogue Editor-in-Chief Alexi McCammond Resigns Days Before New Job

Breakthrough LiDAR startup Baraja has named Craig Barratt to its Board of Directors.

Craig Barratt (center) with Baraja's co-founders Federico Collarte (left) and Cibby Pulikkaseril (right). Image credit: Baraja.

Federico Collarte (left), Craig Barratt (center), Cibby Pulikkaseril (right)

Baraja Appoints Former Intel and Google Exec to Board of Directors

Would you move to Tulsa, Oklahoma for $10,000? How long would you stay? Tulsa Remote’s incentive program launched in 2018 to bring new talent and life into the city, and it’s paying off. 

Tulsa is the second-largest city in Oklahoma and is home to more than 409,000 people. Courtesy of Tulsa Remote.

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Tulsa May Just Be The Next Big Startup City 

Headspace has revealed that Val Kaplan Zapata is joining the company as its new Chief Marketing Officer in April 2021.

Headspace's new Chief Marketing Officer, Val Kaplan Zapata. Photo: Business Wire

Val Kaplan Zapata Headshot

Headspace Recruits Marketing Chief From Hulu

LEGO Ventures, the venture arm of the famous Danish toy company that funds startups focused on the innovation of creativity, learning, and play, has appointed Cecilia Qvist as its new Head. 

Cecilia Qvist. Courtesy of LEGO Ventures.

LEGO Recruits Ex-Spotify Exec to Lead Investment Arm

L Brands Chairman Emeritus and former CEO Leslie Wexner, and his wife, Abigail Wexner, will leave the L Brands board. They will not stand for re-election in the shareholders meeting in May. 

L Brands founder Leslie Wexner will step down from the Board, and Permanently Leave Victoria’s Secret. Image Source: Shutterstock.

L Brands founder Leslie Wexner will step down from the Board, and Permanently Leave Victoria’s Secret 

Her senior-level hire to Robinhood’s c-suite comes ahead of an anticipated initial public offering for the company that’s estimated to be valued at $11.7 billion.

Incoming CPO Aparna Chennapragada spent 12 years in leadership positions at Google. Image Credit: Robinhood.

Aparna Chennapragada

Google Exec Joins Robinhood as First-Ever CPO

The pandemic, and a months-long transport strike that succeeded it, has accelerated the transformation of how people move around Paris. The Org looked into the new players and projects reshaping mobility in Paris to give a glimpse at what the capital could look like in the near future.

A street in the Marais area in Paris. Credit: Pénélope Romand-Monnier

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Reinventing Mobility in Paris

Sal's career has been about taking powerful, novel technologies and applying it to use cases where customers have pain. He's now leading one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the IT management space. NinjaRMM has signed up 5,000+ customers, raised a $30M equity round from Summit Partners in 2020, and will be at close to 300 employees by the end of the year, up from 40 in 2018.

NinjaRMM co-founder and CEO Salvatore Sferlazza. Courtesy of NinjaRMM. 

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Sal Sferlazza Has Sold Four Startups - Here's Why He's Holding Onto NinjaRMM

Fadia Kader has joined  Clubhouse as head of media partnerships and creators. She will be reporting Maya Watson, the global head of marketing who joined the company this week after a 4-year stint at Netflix.

Fadia Kader Leaves Instagram, Joins Clubhouse as Head of Media Partnerships and Creators. Image Source: Shutterstock.

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Fadia Kader Leaves Instagram, Joins Clubhouse as Head of Media Partnerships and Creators

Stephanie Ito, Paramount’s President of Post-Production, will leave the movie studio at the end of the week according to an internal memo obtained by Variety.

Paramount Pictures entrance and sign. Editorial credit: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com

Paramount Pictures entrance and sign

Paramount’s Post-Production President Resigns

Hodgins joins the software company at a time of recent departures in the senior leadership team.

Editorial credit: possohh / Shutterstock.com

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VMware Hires HPE Exec to Help Lead Global Sales Team

Melissa Schoeb has joined Nokia as the company’s new Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, a position that places her at the forefront of the Finnish tech titan’s communications, government relations, brand, and sustainability efforts.

Nokia's new Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Melissa Schoeb. Image credit: Melissa Schoeb, LinkedIn

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Meet The Team

Stitch Fix Names Amazon Veteran Sharon Chiarella As New Chief Product Officer

FOX Names New Top Legal Leaders as It Pushes Further Into Sports Betting

Alaska Airlines Names Constance von Muehlen as Its First Female COO

YouTube Star David Dobrik Parts Ways with Dispo Amidst Controversy

Google Loses a Key Leader as It Looks for Its Next Billion Users

Discord Recruits Pinterest’s Finance Head as CFO

The 10 Most Important Executive Moves This Week

New Teen Vogue Editor-in-Chief Alexi McCammond Resigns Days Before New Job

Baraja Appoints Former Intel and Google Exec to Board of Directors

Tulsa May Just Be The Next Big Startup City

Headspace Recruits Marketing Chief From Hulu

LEGO Recruits Ex-Spotify Exec to Lead Investment Arm

L Brands founder Leslie Wexner will step down from the Board, and Permanently Leave Victoria’s Secret

Google Exec Joins Robinhood as First-Ever CPO

Reinventing Mobility in Paris

Sal Sferlazza Has Sold Four Startups - Here's Why He's Holding Onto NinjaRMM

Fadia Kader Leaves Instagram, Joins Clubhouse as Head of Media Partnerships and Creators

Paramount’s Post-Production President Resigns

VMware Hires HPE Exec to Help Lead Global Sales Team

Nokia Names New Corporate Affairs Chief After Revealing Deep Job Cuts

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Meet The Team

Stitch Fix Names Amazon Veteran Sharon Chiarella As New Chief Product Officer

FOX Names New Top Legal Leaders as It Pushes Further Into Sports Betting

Alaska Airlines Names Constance von Muehlen as Its First Female COO

YouTube Star David Dobrik Parts Ways with Dispo Amidst Controversy

Google Loses a Key Leader as It Looks for Its Next Billion Users

Discord Recruits Pinterest’s Finance Head as CFO

The 10 Most Important Executive Moves This Week

New Teen Vogue Editor-in-Chief Alexi McCammond Resigns Days Before New Job

Baraja Appoints Former Intel and Google Exec to Board of Directors

Tulsa May Just Be The Next Big Startup City

Headspace Recruits Marketing Chief From Hulu

LEGO Recruits Ex-Spotify Exec to Lead Investment Arm

L Brands founder Leslie Wexner will step down from the Board, and Permanently Leave Victoria’s Secret

Google Exec Joins Robinhood as First-Ever CPO

Reinventing Mobility in Paris

Sal Sferlazza Has Sold Four Startups - Here's Why He's Holding Onto NinjaRMM

Fadia Kader Leaves Instagram, Joins Clubhouse as Head of Media Partnerships and Creators

Paramount’s Post-Production President Resigns

VMware Hires HPE Exec to Help Lead Global Sales Team

Nokia Names New Corporate Affairs Chief After Revealing Deep Job Cuts

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