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Chainalysis Reduces Workforce 15% ‘Due to Market Conditions’
October 03, 2023

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis made a 15% reduction in its workforce. The move came in response to market conditions, the company said in a statement provided to PYMNTS Tuesday (Oct. 3). “While Chainalysis continues to be well positioned for long-term success as a consistently top-performing...

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Walgreens Leadership Shakeup Continues With CIO Departure
October 02, 2023

Walgreens Boots Alliance has experienced the latest shakeup in its leadership team, with Chief Information Officer (CIO) Hsiao Wang departing from the company about a year after assuming the role. Wang had been on a leave of absence but is no longer with the drugstore chain, Bloomberg reported Monday...

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Chewy Co-Founder Ryan Cohen Named CEO of GameStop
September 28, 2023

GameStop has named Chewy co-founder Ryan Cohen as its president, CEO and chairman. Cohen, who had been executive chairman at GameStop, relinquished that title when taking on the new roles, the video game retailer said in a Thursday (Sept. 28) filing with the Securities and...

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Uber Appoints Analog Devices Executive Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah as CFO
September 27, 2023

Uber Technologies has appointed Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Mahendra-Rajah will join the company on Nov. 13, bringing with him experience and expertise in financial management and strategy, Uber said in a Wednesday (Sept. 27) press release. Currently serving as the CFO of semiconductor...

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Flexport CFO Resigns as Company Aims for Profitability
September 27, 2023

Logistics firm Flexport has lost two more high-level executives as it tries to regain profitability. Chief Financial Officer Kenny Wagers and Jennifer Boden, vice president of people tech and employee experience, are both stepping down, a company spokesperson told the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Wednesday (Sept. 27).  Earlier this month, CEO...

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New Starbucks CEO Narasimhan Aims to Mend Relations With Workers
September 27, 2023

Before becoming CEO of Starbucks, Laxman Narasimhan worked as a barista at one of its stores. This isn’t a rags-to-riches story. The six months Narasimhan spent learning how to whip up frappuccinos were designed to help the CEO-to-be bridge a gap between Starbucks’ executives and...

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Groupon Exec Simon Goodall Named CEO of Caribou Financial
September 25, 2023

Caribou Financial has a new CEO, one focused on expanding the lender’s auto loan refinancing presence. “It’s a pretty simple business and it’s just a huge opportunity,” Simon Goodall, formerly Groupon’s chief commercial officer, told Bloomberg News in an interview Monday (Sept. 25). He is taking the job immediately, and...

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Federal Reserve Reduces Staff for First Time Since 2010
September 22, 2023

The Federal Reserve is reportedly reducing its workforce, cutting approximately 300 positions this year. The staff cuts primarily affect the 12 regional reserve banks and focus on information technology roles and payment processing positions, Reuters reported Friday (Sept. 22). The move comes as the Fed...

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Remote Unveils Platform for Managing Distributed Workforce
September 19, 2023

Remote has unveiled a platform designed to help companies hire, manage and pay their globally distributed workforces.  The new Global HR Platform aims to address the challenges faced by companies managing remote workers with a compliant HR system that streamlines the employment lifecycle, the provider of...