The latest from the frontlines of the world’s fastest growing companies and the teams doing the work. 

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This week, Instacart added a top Facebook exec as its President ahead of a potential IPO, HubSpot named its next CEO, and a top Activision Blizzard leader stepped down amid a company-wide lawsuit.

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10 Tech Executive Moves You Should Know This Week

Eventbrite has bolstered its leadership team by creating two new c-suite positions, Chief Communications Officer and Chief Customer Officer.

Eventbrite's first-ever Chief Communications Officer, Gina Stikes (L) and Chief Customer Officer Phil Silverstone (R). Images courtesy of Kent State University Communications & Marketing and Eventbrite

Eventbrite new hires Gina Stikes and Phil Silverstone 

Eventbrite Adds Customer and Comms Chiefs as Live Events Resume

HubSpot announced that Co-Founder and CEO Brian Halligan will step into the role of Executive Chairman and be replaced by Chief Customer Officer Yamini Rangan on September 7. 

HubSpot's incoming CEO Yamini Rangan (left) and soon-to-be Exec Chairman Brian Halligan (right). Image courtesy of HubSpot

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HubSpot’s CEO Names His Successor and Transitions to Exec Chair Role

After emerging from stealth earlier this year, data privacy and governance platform Ketch has selected legal expert Alysa Hutnik as Chief Privacy and Data Security Advisor, sales guru Jim Wangler as Head of Revenue, and Salesforce veteran Michele Davolos as Head of Product Marketing.

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Ketch Adds Three New Leaders After $23M Series A

Cloud communications platform Twilio has seen exponential growth since its inception in March 2008. In its most recent quarter, its revenue was at $668.9 million, an increase of 67% year over year. The Org looks into the careers of the people behind the cloud-based text and voice communication company that has taken Silicon Valley by storm. 

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A Dive Into Unicorn Twilio’s Org Chart

Instacart has revealed that it has appointed long-time Facebook executive Carolyn Everson as its new President.

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Instacart Lures Another Facebook Veteran, This Time as Its President

These are the most notable hires, promotions, and departures within the US tech community in the last week. For executive news updated daily, check out The Org's People on the Move.

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The Biggest Moves in Tech This Week

J. Allen Brack, the President of Activision Blizzard’s Blizzard Entertainment group, has made the decision to step away from the gaming titan amid as it faces a company-wide sexual harassment lawsuit.

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Activision Blizzard President Replaced With Co-Leaders Amid Company’s Legal Woes

In a world where job flexibility and remote working are increasingly being pushed to the forefront, creating an employee-focused environment has become pivotal to companies’ success. The Org spoke to London startups that pride themselves on a commitment to employees, and because of that feature some of the U.K. capital’s best and brightest talent. 


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The 5 Best Tech Startups to Work For in London

AI-enriched supplier data foundation TealBook has revealed that it has hired Arnold Liwanag as its new Chief Technology Officer.

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Arnold Liwanag Joins TealBook as Its New CTO

Okta has picked ex-Google leader Sagnik Nandy to serve on its executive management team as its new President of Technology and CTO. 

Steve Rowland Joins Okta as Chief Revenue Officer. Image Source: Shutterstock.

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Okta Finds Its New Tech President and CTO at Google

Former Product Management Director at Google, Tarun Jain, has joined Wish, one of the world’s largest e-commerce platforms. Jain will hold the role of Chief Product Officer and will report directly to Piotr Szulczewski, Wish’s Founder and CEO.

Tarun Jain joins Wish as its new CPO. Image courtesy of Wish.

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Industry Veteran Tarun Jain Joins Wish as Chief Product Officer

Zocdoc has named Edward Liu as its new Chief Financial Officer. The former Morgan Stanley executive joins the digital healthcare provider after the recent launch of its pay-per-booking business model. 

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Former Morgan Stanley Executive Joins Zocdoc as CFO

Yext has announced that Laurie "LC" Cook has accepted the challenge of being the AI search company’s first-ever VP of Public Sector.

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Yext Names a Key VP to Lead Public Sector Efforts

Real estate technology startup Livly has added David Shaw to its growing team as Director of Operations.

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Lilvly Recruits David Shaw to Help Enter New Markets

This week, both Talkspace and Headspace recruited new senior leaders, GM named the next head of its venture arm, and C.H. Robinson recruited Whole Foods' CTO.

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The 10 Most Important Tech Moves This Week

There was a lot of doubt around the viability of the 2020 Olympic Games and many questioned whether or not the human rights violations, bidding scandals and widespread cheating, on top of the global pandemic,  made it worth having the Olympics altogether. The Org has taken a look into the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a governing body of the Olympic movement that has made the Tokyo 2020 Olympics happen -- albeit in 2021.


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A Look Into the Org Chart of the International Olympic Committee

Healthcare industry veteran Erin Boyd joins the virtual behavioral healthcare company from Cigna. Her newly-created role will be tasked with expanding Talkspace's enterprise growth organization. 

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Talkspace Names Erin Boyd as First-Ever Chief Growth Officer

Marketing Intelligence software startup Clearbit has brought Derek Schlicker on board as its new Chief Financial Officer. 

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Clearbit Scores a New Finance Chief as It Rapidly Scales

Starting on September 1, Arun Rajan will join C.H. Robinson as its new Chief Product Officer to lead the company’s global product development and innovation across its platforms.

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