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Simple Finance CEO David Hijirida has officially joined the executive team at Acorns as the investing app’s President.

David Hijirida. Images courtesy of Acorns, David Hijirida via Linkedin

David Hijirida

Acorns Adds a New President Ahead of Crypto Launch and Public Debut

Did you know Lyft was originally called Zimride? After founder Logan Green's trip to Zimbabwe where he observed locals using carpool networks as their main way of getting around, he knew he had an idea worth pursuing. Take a look at the org chart for Lyft, and how the company has evolved over the past decade. 

Lyft was founded as part of Zimride in 2012. Image credit: Jenny Nilsson.

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Who is in the Org Chart at Lyft? A Drive Through the Rideshare's Team History 

After the news broke that Intuit has bought Mailchimp, we got curious. What companies does Intuit own?

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Intuit sign is displayed near business and financial software company headquarters in Silicon Valley

What Companies Does Intuit Own?

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

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has selected Fidelma Russo as the company’s next CTO to help sculpt its tech roadmap and manage the development of its edge-to-cloud platform, called GreenLake.  

Fidelma Russo. Image courtesy of Iron Mountain

Fidelma Russo

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Hires a New CTO From VMware

Jeff Winter has over 15 years of marketing leadership experience and has led teams at Rocket Software, SAP and IBM. 

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 Insurtech Duck Creek Technologies Gets a New CMO

Insurance technology company Ethos has promoted Vipul Sharma to Chief Technology Officer and co-founder Lingke Wang will become President.

Ethos has promoted Vipul Sharma to Chief Technology Officer. Image source: LinkedIn.

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Ethos Has a New CTO and President

Joaquin Quiñonero Candela, the Distinguished Technical Lead for Responsible AI at Facebook, has stepped away from the social media giant after almost a decade.

Joaquin Quiñonero Candela presenting at BayLearn 2017. Image courtesy of BayLearn via YouTube

Joaquin Quiñonero Candela

A Top Facebook AI Researcher Departs After Almost a Decade

Healthcare data platform H1 has hired industry veterans Karen Moran as its new Chief Financial Officer, and Mayur Thakur as its new Chief Data Officer, additionally, former Dropbox CIO Sylvie Veilleux has joined its Board of Directors.

H1 has hired Mayur Thakur as its new Chief Data Officer. Image source: LinkedIn.

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Data Startup H1 Hires New Chief Financial and Chief Data Officers

Just a week after Ford announced the titanic news that it had poached the leader of Apple’s secretive car project to lead its advanced tech efforts, the Detroit-based automotive titan has revealed it has a new Chief Digital and Information Officer, Mike Amend.

Mike Amend at Lowe’s SMM 2020. Image courtesy of Lowe's

Mike Amend

Ford Builds on Apple Hire With New Digital and Information Chief

Robert Krakowiak will be the new CFO of Vroom, effective immediately. He replaces current CFO David Jones, who will stick with the company as a non-executive employee until November, in order to ensure a smooth transition. 

E-commerce marketplace Vroom allows users to buy and sell used cars digitally. Editorial credit: Lori Butcher / Shutterstock.com

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Vroom Appoints a New CFO

According to Fishbowl’s data, a majority (60%) of tech workers support antitrust legislation to break up big tech companies, the fourth-highest level of support behind workers in the law (67%), consulting (62%), and finance (61%) industries.

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Data Shows Tech Workers Support Big Tech Break Up

This week, the leader of Apple's secretive car project left for Ford, Tinder named its first female CEO, and VMware promoted a new CTO.


Apple's One Infinite Loop campus in Cupertino, California. Editorial credit: Uladzik Kryhin / Shutterstock.com

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10 Tech Executive Moves You Should Know This Week

According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple has selected Kevin Lynch to lead its mysterious efforts to create a self-driving electric vehicle.

 Kevin Lynch at an Apple Special Event in September 2014. Image courtesy of Apple

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Apple Assigns Ex-Wearables Leader to Lead Project Titan

DocuSign has announced that LegalShield's former Chief Marketing Officer, Cameron Scott, has joined its executive team as its first-ever Chief Communications Officer.

Cameron Scott. Image courtesy of DocuSign

Cameron Scott

DocuSign Adds Former LegalShield CMO as Its First Comms Chief

CloudBees has named Dinesh Keswani as the enterprise software delivery company’s new CTO.

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Dinesh Keswani

HSBC’s Dinesh Keswani Joins CloudBees as CTO

Match Group has appointed Renate Nyborg to succeed Jim Lanzone as the CEO of Tinder, the company's flagship dating app.

Renate Nyborg. Images courtesy of Renate Nyborg via Twitter, Tinder

Renate Nyborg

Match Group Names Tinder's First Female CEO

Yahoo has officially named a new CEO as the company charts a new era outside of Verizon. 


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Yahoo Swipes Right on New CEO After Apollo Acquisition

Taking action on the climate crisis is increasingly becoming a priority for all sectors across the economy, and as climate tech startups proliferate to address the crisis, investors too are jumping on board to tackle the issue. The Org spoke to some of the country’s growing climate tech companies on why it’s more important than ever to innovate in the space.

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Investors Are Rushing to Fund a Greener Future in Britain

As COVID-19 restrictions started easing earlier this year, the reopening of restaurants and bars placed massive strains on supply chains all across the United States. With a seamless supply chain being absolutely essential to business success and customer satisfaction, companies like Vive Organic who had well-thought-out supply chain management strategies have ultimately emerged as winners. 