Twitter Hires New Commerce Chief

San Francisco-based real-time communications platform Twitter has hired Nathan Hubbard, a former Ticketmaster CEO, as its commerce chief, USA Today reported on August 27.

“To me, Twitter is a cardiogram of the passion of the live moment,” Hubbard wrote on Twitter following the announcement. “So I’m excited to announce I’ve joined the flock as head of commerce!”

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