Pinterest has named its first-ever chief operating officer, hiring former Google and Square executive Francoise Brougher. According to news from CNBC, landing Brougher as the company’s COO is a big score for Pinterest, given that Brougher, who started at Google in 2005, eventually climbed the ranks...
The new healthcare company that Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon and JPMorgan Chase are forming will have named a CEO within a year. That’s according to Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett, who Reuters reported made those comments during an interview with CNBC. Buffett said in...
JPMorgan Chase’s chief financial officer has emerged as the top contender to replace the company’s current Chairman and Chief Executive James Dimon, who will step down in five years. According to The Wall Street Journal, Marianne Lake, one of the most senior women in finance,...
With rumors swirling that CEO and President of Walmart eCommerce U.S. Marc Lore may be departing, the executive announced on Wednesday (Feb. 21) he is “absolutely not” leaving the firm, CNBC reported. “I feel like we are just getting started,” Lore told CNBC. “I think we are...
Equifax announced that it has named Jamil Farshchi as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). At Equifax, he will lead work that is already in progress after the company’s massive data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 145 million Americans. In...
The Senate Banking Committee signed off on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Jelena McWilliams to become the next chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), although the appointment still faces confirmation from Congress. According to news from The American Banker, the vote was 24 to 1,...
Hudson’s Bay has hired the president of CVS as its new CEO. According to news from The Wall Street Journal, Helena Foulkes is the new chief executive of Hudson’s Bay, which owns Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor. “The world is changing very rapidly,” said...
Lululemon’s Chief Executive, Laurent Potdevin, has abruptly resigned after exhibiting behavior that failed to meet the company’s standards. According to news from The Wall Street Journal, the actions that led to his resignation, which is effective immediately, were unspecified, but a source revealed there were “a...
LendingPoint, online lender and provider of the LoanHero point of sale financing platform, announced the appointment of a Citibank executive as its new chief financial officer. In a press release, the company said Antonio Martino is joining the company as CFO. Most recently, Martino was...
