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On Monday, McDonald's announced that it has named Desiree Ralls-Morrison as the company's next General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

Desiree Ralls-Morrison. Courtesy of McDonald's 

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McDonald’s Recruits New General Counsel After Discrimination Lawsuits

The Lionsgate Motion Picture Group has promoted Amanda Kozlowski from SVP of Digital Marketing to EVP of Head of Data Strategy & Innovation.

Amanda Kozlowski. Courtesy of Amanda Kozlowski, LinkedIn.

Amanda Kozlowski

Lionsgate Promotes New Data Head to Better Adapt to Streaming

Chris Ciauri, President of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Google Cloud’s business is reported to have left the company.

Google Cloud’s EMEA Sales Chief, Chris Ciauri, Leaves. Image Source: Shutterstock.

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Google Cloud’s EMEA Sales Chief, Chris Ciauri, Leaves

The recently minted Australian AI Health Alliance has the goal to provide a clearer direction for the development of artificial intelligence-driven healthcare products. Members of the alliance include brands focused on bringing about meaningful change to the way healthcare is delivered to achieve better, more equitable outcomes. Vaccines without injections, at home COVID testing kits, and AI IVF — we look at AU’s digi-health boom and the companies driving it. 

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Australia’s Digital Health Boom and the Seven Players Driving It

Detroit-based automotive titan GM has made the decision to add an NBA exec and a tech leader to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Meg Whitman (left) and Mark Tatum (right). Image credit: GM

Meg Whitman and Mark Tatum

GM Adds Branding Expertise With NBA and Quibi Execs

BlackRock has nominated Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg to join its Board of Directors to replace long-time board member Mathis Cabiallavetta, who will not stand for re-election.

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BlackRock Recruits Verizon CEO to Its Board

The move signals that the Chinese tech company could be moving toward a highly-anticipated IPO.  


ByteDance is the parent company of the social media app TikTok. Editorial credit: Mercurious / Shutterstock.com

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ByteDance Creates New CFO Position As It Inches Toward IPO 

Jennifer Roberts is the new chief executive of consumer banking at JP Morgan Chase. She will report to Co-President Gordon Smith.

Jennifer Roberts Named New Head of Consumer Banking at JPMorgan Chase. Image Source: Shutterstock.

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Jennifer Roberts Named New Head of Consumer Banking at JPMorgan Chase

Owens is the latest Amazon alum to join the GameStop executive team as board member Ryan Cohen tries to reshape the company.

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GameStop Hires Former Amazon Director As New COO 

On Tuesday, Andy Jassy announced in a company-wide email that Adam Selipsky,  the CEO of Tableau, who helped launch AWS in 2005, will be returning to the company to lead Amazon’s cloud services division on May 17.

Adam Selipsky Will Replace Andy Jassy and Lead Amazon Web Services. Image Source: Tableau.

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Adam Selipsky Will Replace Andy Jassy and Lead Amazon Web Services (AWS)

In the past year, Airtable has grown its paying enterprise customers 350% and has more than doubled its valuation in the past six months. Take a look at the team, both new and old, leading the spreadsheets startup into its next chapter. 

Two Airtable employees at the company's San Francisco headquarters. Courtesy of Airtable.

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The Key Players at Airtable - The $5 Billion Spreadsheet Company

Over 50,000 earthquakes have shaken up Iceland over the past few weeks, culminating in spews of lava where hardy locals cook their sausages. But there’s more to this North Atlantic island than its volcanic activity and sulphurous culinary habits. Iceland also has a red hot startup ecosystem.

Eight Icelandic Startup Teams to Watch in 2021. Image Source: Shutterstock.

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Eight Icelandic Startup Teams to Watch in 2021

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

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

Alexi McCammond previously worked as a political reporter for Axios. Courtesy of HBO.

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The Biggest Moves in Media This Week

These are the most notable hires, promotions, and departures within the US retail 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 Retail This Week

Mental health unicorn BetterUp has named Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, as its new Chief Impact Officer.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex meet fans at Government House in Melbourne, Australia. Image credit: Editorial credit: FiledIMAGE / Shutterstock.com

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex

BetterUp Lands Prince Harry as Its Chief Impact Officer

Video game retailer GameStop has revealed that its Chief Customer Officer, Frank Hamlin, has resigned from the company and will depart on March 31. 

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GameStop Loses Another Top Exec Amid E-Commerce Shift

Marks previously worked as CFO at Mercer, one of the world’s largest human resources consulting firms. Before that, she spent 15 years at Thomson Reuters working in various different leadership roles, including CFO of Reuters news and editorial and most recently CFO of enterprise technology. 

Incoming CFO Jackie Marks will be the first woman to hold the position at the company. Courtesy of Conde Nast. 

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Condé Nast Names Jackie Marks as new CFO

With 377 million Indians living in cities, there has been a recent rise in hyperlocal demand for nutritious and fresh-quality produce. Take a look at the five urban farming startups in India that got in the game early. 

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Reap for the Sky - Five Urban Farming Startups in India

Sharon Chiarella is joining Stitch Fix as Chief Product Officer. She will report to President Elizabeth Spaulding, effective March 29.

Stitch Fix Names Amazon Veteran Sharon Chiarella As New Chief Product Officer. Image Source: Shutterstock.