John C. Williams, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, is reportedly being tapped to replace the retiring president of the New York Fed, but at least one watchdog has problem with that. Citing Better Markets, a nonprofit that tries to keep...
Nuance Communications announced that is has appointed Mark Benjamin as its new chief executive officer. Nuance provides conversational artificial intelligence innovations for global industries, including healthcare, telecommunications, automotive, financial services and retail. Benjamin is replacing current CEO Paul Ricci, who is set to retire on...
Equifax, the credit scoring company embattled in a scandal due to its massive data breach last fall, announced on Thursday (March 22) that Robert W. Selander, the former president and chief executive officer of Mastercard, has been named to its board of directors. In a...
Alibaba Group Holding has announced that one of its top executives will be in charge of Southeast Asian eCommerce firm Lazada Group. According to news from Reuters, Lucy Peng, one of the 18 founders of Alibaba, will take over as Lazada’s chief executive, replacing founder Max...
Uber has named product head Daniel Graf’s replacement, and it’s Assaf Ronen, Amazon’s top voice shopping vice president. According to Thursday (Mar. 8) Recode reports, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi released a memo to staff confirming the personnel changes. “I wanted to let you know about some changes in...
Just like the photos and videos shared on its social platform, Snap employees are about to disappear as the company braces for another round of layoffs. This time, the cuts will hit the engineering department hardest, where sources are saying about 100 positions will be...
Amazon’s Vice President of Amazon Prime, Greg Greeley, is leaving the eCommerce giant after working for the company for 18 years. According to news from TechCrunch, citing a LinkedIn post by Greeley on Monday (March 5) night, the former executive announced his departure and expressed gratitude...
As Coinbase seeks to make more acquisitions, the popular U.S. cryptocurrency exchange has hired LinkedIn’s former VP of Corporate Development. Emilie Choi took the helm as Coinbase’s new VP of Corporate and Business Development on Monday (March 5), Fortune reported. While at LinkedIn, Choi was...
To help expand its advertiser relationships and assist financial institutions with their loyalty programs, Cardlytics has appointed two new executives. Randall Beard will become group president, Advertisers, and Shannon Johnson will serve as group president, Financial Institutions, the company said in an announcement. Beard will focus...
