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DeepMind Founder to Head Microsoft Consumer AI Group
DeepMind Founder to Head Microsoft Consumer AI Group
March 19, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Microsoft has reportedly named DeepMind Co-founder Mustafa Suleyman to head its consumer AI unit. The tech giant has also hired most of the staff of Suleyman’s Inflection AI startup, Bloomberg News reported...

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Bakkt to Change Leadership, Outline Plans for ‘Enhancing Shareholder Value’
Bakkt to Change Leadership, Outline Plans for ‘Enhancing Shareholder Value’
March 18, 2024  |  Personnel

Bakkt Holdings has appointed a board member, Andy Main, as president and CEO, effective March 26. Main will succeed Gavin Michael, who is stepping down from those roles...

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Payment Orchestration Platform BlueSnap Names Henry Helgeson as CEO
Payment Orchestration Platform BlueSnap Names Henry Helgeson as CEO
March 18, 2024  |  Personnel

Payment orchestration platform BlueSnap has a new chief executive.  Henry Helgeson, a 25-year veteran of the payments sector and founder of the payments company Cayan (now Tsys), will...

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PublicSquare Taps Klarna Vet Billingsley to Promote ‘Uncancellable’ Payments
PublicSquare Taps Klarna Vet Billingsley to Promote ‘Uncancellable’ Payments
March 18, 2024  |  Personnel

PublicSquare, the self-described “patriotic” marketplace, is entering the payments space. The company announced Monday (March 18) it had hired former Klarna USA CEO Brian Billingsley...

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Petco Names Ex-Best Buy Executive Mike Mohan as Interim CEO
Petco Names Ex-Best Buy Executive Mike Mohan as Interim CEO
March 13, 2024  |  Personnel

Petco CEO, Chairman and board member Ron Coughlin stepped down from those roles Wednesday (March 13) and was succeeded by Interim CEO R. Michael (Mike)...

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PayPal Appoints Ex-SoFi Executive Aaron J. Webster as Chief Enterprise Services Officer
PayPal Appoints Ex-SoFi Executive Aaron J. Webster as Chief Enterprise Services Officer
March 13, 2024  |  Personnel

PayPal has appointed former SoFi executive Aaron J. Webster as executive vice president, chief enterprise services officer, effective Monday (March 18). In his new role, Webster will be responsible for...

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Standard Chartered Overhauls Investment Banking Leadership
Standard Chartered Overhauls Investment Banking Leadership
March 12, 2024  |  Personnel

Standard Chartered has made a number of changes to its leadership team. The British banking giant announced Tuesday (March 11) that it had appointed Roberto Hoornweg, head...

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Mastercard Taps Ex-Ambassador Jon Huntsman to Lead Strategic Growth
Mastercard Taps Ex-Ambassador Jon Huntsman to Lead Strategic Growth
March 11, 2024  |  Personnel

Mastercard has named former ambassador Jon Huntsman, Jr. as its strategic growth president. “Jon’s unique experience spanning four decades in public and private sectors will be extremely valuable...

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Banyan Appoints Ex-Uber, PayPal Executive Vish Shastry as Chief Product Officer
Banyan Appoints Ex-Uber, PayPal Executive Vish Shastry as Chief Product Officer
March 08, 2024  |  Personnel

Banyan has appointed former Uber, PayPal and Visa executive Vish Shastry as chief product officer. “We are thrilled to welcome Vish to Banyan,” Jehan Luth, founder and CEO of Banyan, said in a Thursday...

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