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Citadel has hired Dan Baranovsky, who previously led North American equity derivatives and cash trading at Citigroup, as a Portfolio Manager in its equity volatility operation.

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Citi’s Equity Head Departs For Citadel

In a time when investors are flocking to digital assets like cryptocurrencies and NFTs, who are the alternative investment startups giving people the chance to invest in tangible assets like art, wine, and collectibles?

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The Startups Making High-Priced Wine, Art, Cars, and Collectables Part of Everyone's Portfolios

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.

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The Biggest Moves in Media This Week

Veteran product manager and former Hulu exec Jim Denney is joining NBCUniversal's streaming service, Peacock, to lead its global product strategy vision.

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Hulu’s Jim Denney to be Chief Product Officer at Peacock

Markus Diethelm, Group General Counsel of UBS, is stepping down from his role on November 1. He will be succeeded by Barbara Levi, the Chief Legal Officer and External Affairs at Rio Tinto Group.

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Barbara Levi Replaces Markus Diethelm as Group General Counsel of UBS

Recently, basketball players have started to turn to investing well before their playing careers have ended. Several stars have become full-time angel investors on top of the daily rigors of the NBA, creating a dynamic where players have a much more active hand in shaping the league around them.

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Five Active NBA Players Turned Bonafide Investors 

Investors of Credit Suisse are opposing the reelection of its risk chairman, Andreas Gottschling, after scandals that have tarnished the company’s reputation.

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Credit Suisse Shareholders Want Gottschling Out

Christopher Willcox spent the past 13 years at JP Morgan Chase, where he most recently served as CEO of its Asset Management line of business. 

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Nomura Names Former JP Morgan Exec as Co-CEO of Americas

Raytheon Technologies has announced that the Executive Chairman of its Board of Directors,  Thomas A. Kennedy, has made the decision to retire effective June 1, 2021.

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Gregory J Hayes

Raytheon Technologies Names New Chairman One Year After Merger

After almost 7 years on the job, Julie Townsend announced she will step down as the Head of Communications for Disney’s ABC News.

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Julie Townsend

ABC News Loses Communications Head as New President Arrives

This week, 4chan's founder exited Google, Robinhood elevated a crypto leader, and Away announced its new CEO.

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The 10 Most Important Executive Moves This Week

Christine Brown will step into a new role as Chief Operating Officer of Robinhood Crypto, while maintaining her current role of Robinhood Markets’ VP of Product Operations, the platform announced on Thursday.

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Christine Brown

Robinhood Promotes Exec to Oversee Crypto

The notion of ethical supply chains has always been prevalent in Africa, where it is common practice to go to the local tailor to get clothes made from the locally sourced fabric or indigenous textiles. Currently, most of the clothes sold in the mass retail market in Africa are from China, but this is slowly changing.

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Seven Sustainable African Fashion Brands to Watch in 2021

Chris Poole, the founder of controversial message board 4chan, has left Google after 5 years of bouncing around different departments within the tech giant, according to a report by CNBC.

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Chris Poole

4chan's Founder Exits Google After Five Years

Starting April 26, Paramount Pictures has a new SVP of Production, Mika Pryce. 

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Mika Pryce

Paramount Pictures Finds New Production Exec

Gannett is now transitioning from an advertising revenue model to one more focused on subscriptions and membership, where both revenue streams play a part in building a more sustainable business. The company reported 1.1M subscribers for the end of Q4 2020, up 29%, and is aiming for 10M by 2025. At the helm of this lofty initiative is Mayur, the man with the most interesting resume in marketing.  

Gannett's Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, Mayur Gupta, speaking at a conference. Courtesy of Gannett. 

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Inside Mayur Gupta's Magic Intersection of Purpose and Profitability

Monica Howard Douglas, a 17-year veteran of The Coca-Cola Company, is the iconic beverage brand’s new SVP and General Counsel.

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Coca-Cola Selects a General Counsel and Two New Executives

The popular online visual board company went public in April 2019 at $24 per stock and has since tripled in value. Today, each stock is roughly $72, reaching a market cap of $46B. Pinterest’s team does not plan to stop growing here as there have been rumours of an acquisition of photo editing app VSCO. Let’s take a deep dive into the executive team of the San Francisco based company, which now has over 2200 employees.


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A Peek Into Pinterest’s Executive Team

Alan Prescott has joined Luminar as the lidar hardware and software maker’s Chief Legal Officer. 

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