The latest from the frontlines of the world’s fastest growing companies and the teams doing the work. 

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The biotech firm has swiftly switched gears to a commercial operation in the past few months as it ramps up its COVID-19 vaccination efforts. 

Moderna says they expect to produce up to 700 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of 2021. Editorial credit: Lutsenko_Oleksandr / Shutterstock.com

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Moderna CMO To Leave Amid COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout 

AT&T has promoted Jason Porter as the new leader of the telecom’s Public Sector and FirstNet teams.

Jason Porter

AT&T Finds New Public Sector & FirstNet Leader

27-year-old Margaret Zhang is the new editor in chief at Vogue China. Born to immigrant parents in Sydney, Australia, Zhang will be the youngest EIC at Vogue. She will be replacing Angelica Cheung, who has been with the magazine for 16 years. 


27-year-old Margaret Zhang is the new Editor in Chief of Vogue China. Image Source: Shutterstock.

Margaret Zhang

27-year-old Margaret Zhang is the New Editor in Chief of Vogue China

General Motors (GM) announced that its first-ever sustainability chief, Dane Parker, has decided to retire effective May 1, 2021, and will be replaced by Kristen Siemen.

GM’s next VP of Sustainable Workplaces and Chief Sustainability Officer, Kristen Siemen. Image credit: General Motors

Kristen Siemen

GM Names New Sustainability Chief Amid EV Push

Ahrens will be taking over for current CFO Jon Campagna, who is stepping down after Virgin Galactic fully transitions from a private company to a public one. 


The aerospace and travel company hopes to be commercially operational sometime in 2021. Courtesy of Virgin Galactic. 

Doug Ahrens

Virgin Galactic Announces New Chief Financial Officer

ByteDance is moving the CEO of their Chinese news platform, Zhu Wenjia, to Singapore where he will lead global research and development for TikTok.

Zhu Wenjia Will Lead Global Research and Development for Tik Tok. Image Source: Shutterstock.

Tik Tok

Zhu Wenjia Will Lead Global Research and Development for TikTok

Flipkart is India's largest VC-backed tech exit to date. Its legacy can be compared to the famous Paypal Mafia, a group of formal PayPal employees in the early 2000s who later launched tech companies such as Tesla, Linkedin, and Youtube. 

Editorial credit: Burdun Iliya / Shutterstock.com

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Inside the Flipkart Mafia - Five Companies Founded by Former Employees of India's Biggest Tech Startup

Today, Metromile announced it has a new leader for its growing legal team with the addition of Junna Ro as General Counsel.

Metromile's new General Counsel Junna Ro. Courtesy of Metromile

Junna Ro

Metromile Recruits Diversity and Inclusion Champion as General Counsel

United Airlines has added Laysha Ward to its Board of Directors as the company recovers from the impact of COVID-19. 

Laysha Ward. Image credit: PRNewsfoto/United Airlines.

Laysha Ward

United Airlines Adds External Engagement Expert to Its Board

Audi’s Supervisory Board has named Oliver Hoffmann as its new Chief Development Officer. Hoffman replaces Markus Duesmann who will still hold multiple positions at the company, effective March 1st.

Oliver Hoffmann will be Audi’s new CDO. Image Source: Audi.

Oliver Hoffman

Oliver Hoffmann will be Audi’s new CDO

Through exclusive org chart data, The Org identified 613 executive moves in the NFL in January and February, around half of which were in the front office. Here are seven that could have huge impacts not just for their new teams, but for the NFL as a whole.

Detroit Lions General Manager Brad Holmes at his introductory press conference. Courtesy of detroitlions.com. 

Brad Holmes 

The Seven Biggest Front Office Moves of the 2021 NFL Hiring Frenzy

GameStop, the video game retailer at the center of a recent stock market trading frenzy, has announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Jim Bell, will step down on March 26, 2021.

Jim Bell

GameStop's CFO Resigns After Its Meme-Fueled Trading Frenzy

In times where connectivity, complexity, and accelerated transformation are the new business normal, companies are also facing a growing talent problem. The Org identified five companies in Latin America that are pioneers in the sector and are successfully shaping LatAm’s staff on demand market by facilitating access to the correct pool of candidates and jobs. 

Time Jobs is a Chilean startup created exclusively for part-time job offers. Image Source: Time Jobs.

Time Jobs Employee

Five Startups Reshaping LatAm’s Future of Work

Blackburn was speculated to be a potential successor to CEO Jeff Bezos, after Bezos announced he would be stepping down from the role earlier this month. 

A close-up of one of Amazon's corporate offices in Silicon Valley. Editorial credit: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com

Amazon

Another Jeff Leaves Amazon

Marriott International’s Board of Directors has decided to promote Anthony “Tony” Capuano to serve as the hotel company’s new CEO and a member of the board, effective immediately.

Anthony "Tony" Capuano. Image credit: Marriott International

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Marriott Promotes From Within To Fill Gap Left By CEO’s Passing

After an investigation, LiDAR manufacturer Velodyne announced it has removed its founder, David Hall, from the head of the company’s Board of Directors. The company also terminated its Chief Marketing Officer, and Dr. Hall’s wife, Marta Thoma Hall.

Velodyne Lidar-equipped electric car at theIAA International Motor Show Auto Exhibtion. Editorial credit: Dmitry Eagle Orlov / Shutterstock.com

Velodyne Lidar

LiDAR Maker Velodyne Ousts Founder and Marketing Chief

Kieran Donahue is the new  Chief Marketing Officer at IHOP. She will be overseeing the company’s marketing and culinary operations and will report directly to IHOP’s President Jay Johns. 

Hospitality Industry Veteran, Kieran Donahue, is named Chief Marketing Officer of IHOP. Image Source: Business Wire

Kieran Donahue

Hospitality Industry Veteran is Named Chief Marketing Officer of IHOP

The executive promotions are part of an organizational re-alignment, as the online real estate company hopes to centralize its product, partner, engineering, and operations teams.

The online real estate marketplace wants to increase focus on end-to-end customer experience. Courtesy of Zillow.

Zillow

Zillow Aims to Streamline Company Structure With Two New Promotions

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and people began spending vastly more time at home, interest in gardening, houseplants, and cooking boomed. Rise Gardens sits at the intersection of all three. 


Hank Adams next to a Rise Gardens product. Image credit: Hank Adams (Rise Gardens)

Hank Adams (Rise Gardens)

Why This Chicago Entrepreneur Thinks the Future of Farming is in Your Home

Subway restaurants has appointed Steve Rafferty as the Senior Vice President of Development for North America. He will be overseeing business development strategy, leading growth initiatives for new and existing restaurants.

Subway Restaurants Names New Senior Vice President of Development. Image Source: Shutterstock.

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Meet The Team

Moderna CMO To Leave Amid COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

AT&T Finds New Public Sector & FirstNet Leader

27-year-old Margaret Zhang is the New Editor in Chief of Vogue China

GM Names New Sustainability Chief Amid EV Push

Virgin Galactic Announces New Chief Financial Officer

Zhu Wenjia Will Lead Global Research and Development for TikTok

Inside the Flipkart Mafia - Five Companies Founded by Former Employees of India's Biggest Tech Startup

Metromile Recruits Diversity and Inclusion Champion as General Counsel

United Airlines Adds External Engagement Expert to Its Board

Oliver Hoffmann will be Audi’s new CDO

The Seven Biggest Front Office Moves of the 2021 NFL Hiring Frenzy

GameStop's CFO Resigns After Its Meme-Fueled Trading Frenzy

Five Startups Reshaping LatAm’s Future of Work

Another Jeff Leaves Amazon

Marriott Promotes From Within To Fill Gap Left By CEO’s Passing

LiDAR Maker Velodyne Ousts Founder and Marketing Chief

Hospitality Industry Veteran is Named Chief Marketing Officer of IHOP

Zillow Aims to Streamline Company Structure With Two New Promotions

Why This Chicago Entrepreneur Thinks the Future of Farming is in Your Home

Steve Rafferty Named Senior Vice President of Development for Subway Restaurants

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Meet The Team

Moderna CMO To Leave Amid COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

AT&T Finds New Public Sector & FirstNet Leader

27-year-old Margaret Zhang is the New Editor in Chief of Vogue China

GM Names New Sustainability Chief Amid EV Push

Virgin Galactic Announces New Chief Financial Officer

Zhu Wenjia Will Lead Global Research and Development for TikTok

Inside the Flipkart Mafia - Five Companies Founded by Former Employees of India's Biggest Tech Startup

Metromile Recruits Diversity and Inclusion Champion as General Counsel

United Airlines Adds External Engagement Expert to Its Board

Oliver Hoffmann will be Audi’s new CDO

The Seven Biggest Front Office Moves of the 2021 NFL Hiring Frenzy

GameStop's CFO Resigns After Its Meme-Fueled Trading Frenzy

Five Startups Reshaping LatAm’s Future of Work

Another Jeff Leaves Amazon

Marriott Promotes From Within To Fill Gap Left By CEO’s Passing

LiDAR Maker Velodyne Ousts Founder and Marketing Chief

Hospitality Industry Veteran is Named Chief Marketing Officer of IHOP

Zillow Aims to Streamline Company Structure With Two New Promotions

Why This Chicago Entrepreneur Thinks the Future of Farming is in Your Home

Steve Rafferty Named Senior Vice President of Development for Subway Restaurants

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