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NCR Voyix Chooses EVO Payments Vet James Kelly for CEO
February 05, 2025

Digital commerce solutions firm NCR Voyix has chosen a new chief executive. James G. Kelly, who had been serving as chair of the company’s board, has been named its president and CEO, NCR Voyix announced Wednesday (Feb. 5). He succeeds David Wilkinson, who is stepping down as president and CEO...

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Candescent Names US Bank Vet Gareth Gaston as Product Chief
February 04, 2025

Digital banking platform Candescent has named a new chief product officer. Gareth Gaston, described by Candescent as an “industry powerhouse,” is joining the firm after more than a decade at U.S. Bank, the company announced Tuesday (Feb. 4). “Candescent is the market leader in digital-first...

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Salesforce Reportedly Cuts 1,000 Jobs While Adding AI Salespeople
February 04, 2025

Salesforce is reportedly eliminating over 1,000 jobs while hiring staff to sell its artificial intelligence products. Workers who are displaced will be able to apply for other roles within the company, Bloomberg reported Monday (Feb. 3), citing unnamed sources. It wasn’t clear which divisions were...

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Santander Picks Christiana Riley as US CEO Amid Companywide Reorganization
January 31, 2025

Banking giant Santander has reportedly chosen a new U.S. CEO amid a larger reshuffle. Christiana Riley will succeed Tim Wennes as the bank’s lead in the U.S., Executive Chair Ana Botin announced Friday (Jan. 31), per a report by Reuters. Sources told the news outlet...

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US Bancorp Promotes President Gunjan Kedia to CEO Post
January 29, 2025

U.S. Bancorp has chosen its new CEO from within its ranks. Gunjan Kedia, the Minneapolis-based lender’s president, will become its new chief executive following its April 15 shareholders meeting, U.S. Bancorp announced Wednesday (Jan. 29). Kedia has also been elected to the U.S. Bancorp board,...

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Ignition Names Greg Strickland as CEO, Amy Foo as CFO
January 28, 2025

Revenue operations platform Ignition has announced appointments to its leadership team, naming former Culture Amp Vice President of revenue operations Amy Foo CFO and Greg Strickland, CEO. Strickland was formerly Ignition’s company president. He takes over from Guy Pearson, one of Ignition’s co-founders, who will...

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Report: Apple Moves Project Manager Kim Vorrath to AI Division
January 24, 2025

Apple reportedly moved Kim Vorrath, a vice president in charge of program management who is known for fixing troubled projects, to the company’s artificial intelligence and machine learning division to work on AI and Siri. The move comes at a time when Apple has fallen...

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TD Bank Appoints Jacqueline Sanjuas, Stephen Joyce to Financial Crime Risk Management Roles
January 24, 2025

TD Bank Group announced two appointments to financial crime risk management roles in a Thursday (Jan. 23) press release. These appointments came about three months after the bank announced steps it is taking to resolve U.S. investigations of its Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering...

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Fiserv Appoints PNC Veteran Michael Lyons as President and CEO-Elect
January 23, 2025

Fiserv has appointed Michael P. Lyons, former president of PNC Financial Services Group, as its president and CEO-elect, effective Monday (Jan. 27). Lyons will become CEO and a member of its board of directors when Fiserv Chairman and CEO Frank Bisignano leaves those roles on June 30 or when...