personnel

Passport Taps Ex-Sage CEO To Lead Payments
Passport Taps Ex-Sage CEO To Lead Payments
April 18, 2019  |  Personnel

Passport, the mobility management platform, announced Thursday (April 18) that it has named Greg Hammermaster as head of payments. In a press release, Passport, which...

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JPMC CFO To Run Consumer Lending Business
JPMC CFO To Run Consumer Lending Business
April 18, 2019  |  Personnel

JPMorgan Chase has named Jennifer Piepszak its new chief financial officer. According to an internal memo seen by CNBC, Piepszak will take on the role...

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Best Buy Appoints New Chief Executive
Best Buy Appoints New Chief Executive
April 16, 2019  |  Retail

As part of Best Buy’s succession plan, Corie Barry will become the company’s chief executive, effective in mid-June. Barry takes over for Hubert Joly, who...

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Bakkt Bitcoin Exchange Hires PayPal, Google Alum As CPO
Bakkt Bitcoin Exchange Hires PayPal, Google Alum As CPO
April 15, 2019  |  Personnel

Bitcoin exchange Bakkt has hired PayPal and Google alum Mike Blandina as its chief product officer. Previously, Blandina was at Google Wallet, where he was engineering...

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Apple’s M&A Head Gets Direct Access To Cook With New Role
Apple’s M&A Head Gets Direct Access To Cook With New Role
April 04, 2019  |  Apple

Apple could be stepping up its acquisition strategy as it aims to move beyond the iPhone, elevating Adrian Perica to head up mergers and acquisitions....

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Blue Apron CEO, CTO To Step Down For Greener Pastures
Blue Apron CEO, CTO To Step Down For Greener Pastures
April 03, 2019  |  Personnel

Blue Apron, the struggling meal kit provider, announced Tuesday (April 2) Brad Dickerson, president and CEO of the company, has decided to resign. Additionally, the...

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Google AI Ethics Council Set Back By Staff Petition
Google AI Ethics Council Set Back By Staff Petition
April 02, 2019  |  Google

As Google pursues deals for cloud computing, the tech company formed a council to handle artificial intelligence (AI) challenges. The council is facing the departure...

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Small Business Administration Headed For Leadership Change
Small Business Administration Headed For Leadership Change
April 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

President Donald Trump’s chosen head for the Small Business Administration (SBA) will leave the post and focus on helping Trump’s re-election efforts. Reports in The Associated Press...

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Sloan Alone: Why The Wells Fargo CEO (Perhaps) Had To Go
Sloan Alone: Why The Wells Fargo CEO (Perhaps) Had To Go
March 29, 2019  |  Personnel

Pushed?  Jumped ?  The speculation begins and runs rampant as Timothy Sloan steps down from Wells Fargo’s helm – and yes, shares popped.  In the...

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