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CloudBees has selected Audrey Zhao as its new CFO to oversee the enterprise software delivery company’s accounting, business operations, financial planning and analysis, legal, and procurement organizations. 

Audrey Zhao. Image courtesy of CloudBees, Business Wire

Audrey Zhao

CloudBees Selects a CFO With IPO Experience as it Reportedly Eyes Public Debut

Buy Now, Pay Later or BNPL is having a moment across the world. In Latin America in particular, fintechs and established banks are betting on the payment method synonymous with online shopping to acquire more customers and offer much-needed payment alternatives to a region that stands out for its unbanked population. The Org rounded up a list of companies building strategic partnerships in the region to capitalize on the BNPL boom. 

LuegopaGo's Co-founders Martin Pelaez and Emilio Villegas. The duo started a credit-based purchases startup in February 2021.

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Startups Are Banking on a Credit Boom in LatAm

TripAdvisor is on the hunt for a new CEO after its co-founder and long-time CEO, Stephen Kaufer, announced he will step down from his position in 2022.

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TripAdvisor Begins CEO Succession Hunt Amid Travel Rebound

Effective, January 1, 2022, the US telecom company has promoted its current Consumer Group COO and Deputy CEO Manon Brouillette to run the division that oversees the company's consumer 5G network.

Manon Brouillette. Image courtesy of Verizon

Manon Brouillette

Verizon Selects New Consumer Group CEO to Lead 5G Expansion

From an early age, Wes Kao found the classroom rigid. She wasn’t the best exam sitter, and she often struggled with focusing in class. Kao is the co-founder of Maven, a cohort-based online learning platform building universities of the future. The Org speaks with Kao to learn more about her company that is building the universities of the future.

Maven Founders (L-R) Gagan Biyani, Wes Kao, Shreyans Bhansali. Image courtesy of Maven.

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Maven is Building Universities of the Future

BuzzFeed has named Amita Tomkoria as its SVP for Investor Relations as it prepares to go public.

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BuzzFeed Picks Up an IR Leader Ahead of Nasdaq Debut

Almost six months after revealing that he would step down as ByteDance’s CEO, Yiming Zhang has now revealed he will no longer serve as the Chinese tech giant’s Chairman.

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ByteDance’s Chairman Steps Down in the Shadow of China’s Tech Crackdown

A survey by CNBC and Momentive shows that almost twice as many men invest in cryptocurrency as women, and that is true for all racial and ethnic groups. The NFT space is no different. According to a report by ArtTactic, women make up only 16% of the NFT art market. Although the space has definitely given more opportunities for more women to be recognized for their artwork, the top ten NFT artists have been predominantly male, and men still account for 77% of all primary and secondary sales.

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Building Communities for Women in The NFT Space

Surrounded by natural beauty, the secluded state of Alaska is not typically thought of as a startup haven but the state has a small but growing scene. Check out these exciting startups emerging from America’s most northern state.

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Five Tech Startups to Watch in Alaska in 2022

In the Summer of 2017, Christian Wylonis read an article that would change the trajectory of his life.  He decided to leave his job to build a platform where every company in the world could have a public org chart in order to attract, align and retain talent. Fast forward to 2021, The Org has raised a total of $31.5 million from some of the world’s leading investors including Tiger Global, Founders Fund, Sequoia and Balderton.

Co-founders Christian Wylonis (left) and Andreas Jarbol (right). Image courtesy of The Org.

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Christian Wylonis is Making Organizations More Transparent With Public Org Charts

Dell Technologies' acquisition with VMware's parent company EMC in 2015 resulted in a $67 billion deal, the largest M&A deal in tech history. But now Dell is spinning VMware out into its standalone company, so we took a look at the leaders inside the org who will be tasked with operating VMware in this new era.

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A Peek Into Cloud-Computing Powerhouse VMware's Org Chart

Effective November 15th, Github will have a new CEO, Thomas Dohmke, who will step up from his current post as Chief Product Officer.


Incoming CEO Thomas Dohmke. Images courtesy of Github.

Thomas Dohmke

Github’s CEO Steps Aside, Product Chief to Take Over

Faraday Future has named Walter “Chuck” McBride as its new CFO to replace Zvi Glasman, who has accepted a new role outside the company.

Walter J. (Chuck) McBride. Image courtesy of Faraday Future, Business Wire

Walter J. (Chuck) McBride

Faraday Future Names New CFO in Preparation for Rapid Growth

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 News tab.

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The Biggest Moves in Tech This Week

Last month, startup Marshmallow secured the funding that made it a unicorn. The company is currently valued at $1.25 billion and is set to grow by more than 100% YoY in 2021. The car insurer’s Co-founder and CEO Oliver Kent-Braham spoke to The Org about what it takes to expand and why culture-first team building is vital to success.

Marshmallow Founders. Image courtesy of Marshmallow. 

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Car Insurance Startup Marshmallow Is Switching Up the Sector With an Agile, People Centered Approach

Sumo Logic has revealed that Lynne Doherty has joined the company as its President of Worldwide Field Operations, effective immediately.

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Sumo Logic Names Worldwide Field Ops President as Revenue Chief Departs

New name, slightly new org chart. Now that Facebook renamed its corporate brand to Meta, several titles at the top of the org chart were updated as a result. Mainly those at Facebook Reality Labs have become one and the same with Meta, and a new company-wide focus on VR will make those jobs some of the most important. 

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Facebook is Going Meta, These are the Leaders Taking it There

TikTok has hired a new US Head of Enterprise Sales, Tim Natividad, as the red hot social media app sets its sights on growing ad revenue.

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Tim Natividad

TikTok Recruits Veteran Sales Exec to Help US Advertisers Make TikToks

Since its inception in December 2017, Novakid has raised a total of $41.5 million in funding. Most recently in August, the startup closed a $35 million Series B led by Goodwater Capital and Owl Ventures. The Org spoke with Azarov to learn more about how he grew Novakid and the decisions he made along the way that helped him scale his business.


Maxim Azarov, CEO and Co-founder of Novakid. Image courtesy of Novakid.

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Novakid is Teaching Children Around the World How to Speak English

MasterClass has a new CFO, Valen Tong, who joins the educational streaming platform from Beauty for All Industries.

Valen Tong. Image courtesy of MasterClass