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Google’s John Zissimos has been named to Okta’s executive team as its first-ever Chief Digital Officer as it enters a new phase of growth.

John Zissimos

Okta Names Former Google and Salesforce Exec as First Digital Chief

Snap Inc has grown from its collegiate roots as a social media app into a sprawling technology and media company. Over 5 billion snaps are sent over the app each day. With a newfound push into the world of augmented reality, The Org identified the key players pulling the strings at Snap to lead it into this next chapter. 

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Inside the Org Chart at Snap

Mike Verdu is confirmed to be one of Netflix’s first major executive hires as it looks to enter the growing cloud-based video game market

Mike Verdu

Netflix Taps an Ex-Facebook Exec to Shape its Foray Into Gaming

Metromile has a new VP of Data, Colleen Qiu, who joins the auto insurance disruptor with a bevy of experience including time at Tesla and Poshmark. 

Colleen Qiu

Metromile Secures an Ex-Tesla Exec as its New Data Boss

The New York Times has a new top technologist. Beginning August 23, 2021, Jason Sobel will take over as the media giant’s CTO and will report directly to the organization’s President and CEO, Meredith Kopit Levien.

Jason Sobel. Images courtesy of The New York Times Company

Jason Sobel

The New York Times Appoints Airbnb and Facebook Veteran as CTO

French startup Lunii in 2016, represented 14.4% of annual toy sales in France in 2020, making it the most sold toy in the country that year. A stellar achievement for a 7-year-old hardware startup in a market trusted by giant and historical players such as Lego, Hasbro, Barbie, Fisher-Price or Mattel. In an interview with The Org, entrepreneur Maëlle Chassard told the story of how Lunii went from unveiling its first prototype in 2014 to becoming the most sold toy in France in 2020.


Co-founder and Co-CEO of Lunii, Maëlle Chassard. Credits: Lunii

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How Lunii’s Storyteller Conquered French Kids’ Hearts  And Became The Most Sold Toy Of 2020

Fintech startup Pleo is known for its smart company cards that help automate and manage team expenses for small businesses. On July 6, it became Europe's latest unicorn after a $150M Series C round put the company's estimated valuation at $1.7B. 

Pleo co-founders Jeppe Rindom and Niccolo Perra. Courtesy of Pleo.

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This Fintech Startup Just Raised the Biggest Series C in Denmark’s History

Healthcare technology company, Ciitizen, has welcomed healthcare information technology industry expert Glenn Keet as VP of HIE Strategy.


Ciitizen welcomed healthcare information technology industry expert Glenn Keet as VP of HIE Strategy. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.


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Glenn Keet Joins Ciitizen as its VP of Health Information Exchange (HIE) Strategy

Slack is known as one of the fastest-growing startups, reaching $1B in valuation in just nine months of launching -- and without spending any money on traditional marketing. Now, the company is being acquired by Salesforce in a megadeal worth $27.7B. The Org has taken a look into the executive team of the startup unicorn that has changed workplace communication. 

Slack's leadership team outside the New York Stock Exchange after the company went public in 2019. Image courtesy of Slack. 

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Where Does Work Happen at Slack? A Look Into the Popular Communication Tool’s Org Chart

Damianides is a retired partner in the advisory practice at EY and brings over 35 years of experience leading transformations in security, finance, governance and risk. 

Former EY partner and cybersecurity veteran Marios Damianides joins the board at TrueFort. Courtesy of TrueFort. 

Marios Damianides

 Former EY Partner and Cybersecurity Vet Joins TrueFort Advisory Board

Chet Hullum has joined adaptive enterprise software startup Adapdix as its new VP of Product Strategy and Marketing.

Chet Hullum

Adapdix Names Former Intel Exec as Product Strategy VP

Gig Wage has appointed Clarisa Lindenmeyer as its Chief Brand Officer and Chief of Staff to help support its rapid growth and eventual global expansion.

Clarisa Lindenmeyer. Image courtesy of Gig Wage

Clarisa Lindenmeyer

Gig Wage Appoints Clarisa Lindenmeyer as Chief of Staff and Brand Chief

LendingHome, a lender to real estate investors, has brought on two new executives to fill its top marketing and finance positions.

Bruce Schuman (L) and Cherie Yu (R). Images courtesy of LendingHome

LendingHome's Bruce Schuman and Cherie Yu

LendingHome Recruits Tech Leaders To Fill CFO & CMO Roles

Dr. Mohak Shah joins the world’s largest healthcare database, H1, as SVP of Data Science and Machine Learning. 


Veteran AI and ML Leader from LG Electronics and Bosch Joins H1 as SVP of Data Science and Machine Learning. Image courtesy of GlobeNewswire.

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Dr. Mohak Shah Joins H1 as SVP of Data Science and Machine Learning

Holly Briedis will join the fashion retailer as an Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer. 

Fossil Group Chief Digital Officer Holly Briedis. Courtesy of Fossil Group

Holly Briedis

Fossil Group Appoints Chief Digital Officer

In-home fitness tech unicorn Tonal has recruited M. Andrea Soria from Calm as its first-ever Director of Legal.

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Tonal Secures a Top Lawyer After Massive Funding Round

N’Jeri Eaton has revealed that she will join Netflix as its first Head of Podcasts. 

N'Jeri Eaton

Netflix Recruits First Podcast Leader From Apple

Earlier this week, Jeff Bezos stepped down as Amazon's CEO, passing on the top position to the former head of Amazon Web Services, Andy Jassy. Since stepping up, Jassy has already welcomed two additional executives to the 'S-team,' a group of senior leadership members at Amazon that spearhead decision-making in the company. The Org has taken a look into Amazon's exclusive 'S-team' in the post-Bezos era. 

Jeff Bezos stepped down as Amazon's CEO earlier this week. Image courtesy of Mike Mareen via Shutterstock. 

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Meet the Team Guiding Amazon in the Post-Bezos Era

After losing Fidji Simo to Instacart, Facebook has elevated longtime executive Tom Alison to run its core social media app. 

Tom Alison. Images courtesy of Tom Alison via Linkedin, Facebook

Tom Alison

Facebook Picks a New Leader For Its Core App

On Thursday, Instacart revealed a reorganization at the top of its organization by naming Fidji Simo as its next CEO. Current CEO Apoorva Mehta will transition to become the company’s Executive Chairman.

Instacart's incoming CEO Fidji Simo (L) and soon-to-be Executive Chairman Apoorva Mehta (R). Image courtesy of Instacart