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General Electric announced that it named hired Carolina Dybeck Happe as its next chief financial officer, effective in early 2020.

Carolina Dybeck, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at GE

Carolina Dybeck

General Electric Taps Maersk CFO Carolina Dybeck Happe as its New Finance Chief

Airbnb Chief Operating Officer Belinda Johnson will be leaving the company on March 1, 2020. Johnson, who joined the company in 2011, was Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky’s first executive hire. 

Belinda Johnson

Airbnb COO Belinda Johnson to Leave the Company

T-Mobile announced this week that CEO John Legere will step down this spring and hand over the reins to President and COO Mike Sievert, a Leger protégé that has played a key role in the company’s transformation under Legere.

John Legere

T-Mobile CEO John Legere Stepping Down

As more companies achieve unicorn status, 2019 is on track to become a historic year for the number of female-founded companies crossing the $1 billion valuation threshold.

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Historic Year for Female-Founded Companies Achieving Unicorn Status

Lisa Campbell and Karen Peacock have joined Dropbox's board of directors bringing extensive experience scaling some of the most recognizable brands in the the tech industry. Campbell is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Autodesk and Peacock is the Chief Operating Officer at Intercom. In addition to Campbell and Peacock, Dropbox's ten-member Board includes Drew Houston, Arash Ferdowsi, Don Blair, Paul Jacobs, Bob Mylod, Condoleezza Rice, Bryan Schreier, and Meg Whitman.

Lisa Campbell and Karen Peacock, Board Members at Dropbox

Lisa Campbell and Karen Peacock

Dropbox adds Lisa Campbell and Karen Peacock to its Board of Directors

Jim Peko has been appointed Managing Principal of Grant Thornton’s national Advisory Services practice. He most recently served as national managing principal of the firm’s Transaction Services practice, where he guided a wide range of clients through a variety of complex transactions. Peko has nearly 30 years of experience providing clients with financial advisory services focused on improving performance and building long-term sustainable value.

Jim Peko, Managing Principal of Advisory Services at Grant Thornton

Jim Peko

Grant Thornton appoints new Head of Advisory Services

Shutterfly has announced the appointment of Greg Hintz as President of the company's Lifetouch division. Lifetouch is the leader in professional photography for schools which was acquired by Shutterfly in 2018. Hintz was previously Head of Corporate Development at Shutterfly where he managed the integration with Lifetouch.

Greg Hintz

Shutterfly names Greg Hintz as President of Lifetouch Division

Karen L. Ling has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at AIG effective July 29, 2019. Ling was previously Chief Human Resources Officer at Allergan where she developed and oversaw a global HR strategy during a period of transition that included successfully launching new company-wide HR resources and cultural initiatives. She replaces Claudine Naughton who left the company at the end of 2018 after three years of service.

Karen Ling, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, AIG

Karen Ling

AIG appoints Karen Ling as Chief Human Resources Officer 

Accenture has announced that Domingo Mirón will succeed Richard Lumb as group chief executive of financial services effective September 1, 2019. Mirón currently serves as the group's chief operating officer where he is responsible for executing the business strategy and driving operational excellence. Richard Lumb will retire from the company on August 31, 2019.

Domingo Mirón

Accenture names Domingo Mirón as CEO of financial services

GlobalLogic announced that Amy Hanlon-Rodemich has joined the company as Chief People Officer (CPO). Hanlon-Rodemich has help pivotal HR positions at some of the most well-known Silicon Valley brands. Prior to GlobalLogic, she was Vice President of Human Resources at Synopsys and before that she was responsible for key HR functions at Yahoo! including technical and leadership training, organizational development, and all global employee services.

GlobalLogic

GlobalLogic hires Silicon Valley veteran as Chief People Officer

GitHub has hired Erica Brescia, who was previously co-founder and COO of the startup Bitnami, as its new Chief Operating Officer. Bitnami was recently acquired by VMware which freed her up for new opportunities. At GitHub, Brescia will lead the business development, support, and workplace teams.

Erica Brescia

Github hires Bitnami co-founder as Chief Operating Officer

Debbie Clifford will join SurveyMonkey as Chief Financial Officer on July 8. With the addition of Clifford, the majority of SurveyMonkey's executive team members will be women. In her new role, Clifford will oversee all aspects of finance including financial strategy, planning and analysis, accounting, tax, treasury, and investor relations, in addition to strategic planning and corporate development.

Debbie Clifford

Debbie Clifford named new Chief Financial Officer of SurveyMonkey

Liam O’Connor, an executive hired to help transportation company Lyft build its bike and scooter operations, has left after seven months with the newly-public company. Dor Levi has updated his LinkedIn profile saying that he is the new Head of Lyft Bikes and Scooters.

Lyft bikes

Dor Levi is new Head of Lyft Bikes & Scooters

E*TRADE Financial has named Alice Milligan as Chief Customer Officer where she will oversee retail products, the digital customer experience, and marketing. Milligan most recently served as the Chief Digital Client Experience Officer for Citibank’s North America Consumer Bank.

E*TRADE Financial

Former Citibank executive named Chief Customer Officer at E*TRADE

Michael Stromer has been named Chief Product Officer, Technology at JetBlue Airways effective immediately. Stromer will be responsible for strategy and product oversight across all of the airline’s digital and IT products that are key to driving efficiency and cost savings in the airline’s operations.

Michael Stromer

JetBlue names Chief Product Officer to lead digital and IT products

Meet the top employees at Amazon and click through the org chart to explore a breakdown of every team including Worldwide Consumer, Amazon Web Services, and Amazon Devices.

Amazon

Amazon's Org Chart: Meet the People With Power

Snap hires CMO to acquire new users through advertising, Facebook names new General Counsel and VP of Global Communications, and Miguel Patricio appointed CEO of Kraft Heinz effective July 1.

People On The Move

People on the move: Snap, Facebook, Kraft Heinz, and more!

Lasse Pilgaard’s meteoric rise is nothing short of astonishing. This March, barely eight years after the 31-year-old Dane completed his M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Aarhus, Pilgaard was promoted to CFO of TDC, Denmark’s largest telecommunications company with more than 8,000 staff.

Lasse Pilgaard, CFO of TDC (Photo by Peter Stanners)

Lasse Pilgaard, CFO of TDC

How a 31-year-old became the CFO of Denmark’s biggest telco

New York-based fashion brand Nicole Miller announced that Nicole Miller will take over as CEO of the company after Bud Konheim, the previous CEO, passed away last week. Miller, who previously served as President and Head Designer, will continue to personally oversee the development and expansion of the NICOLE MILLER brand as well as the design and showing of the Nicole Miller Collection at New York Fashion Week and other venues.

Nicole Miller

Nicole Miller becomes CEO of Nicole Miller

Every week we bring you an overview of the most important executive changes from the past week. This week, JP Morgan Chase named a new CFO and moved Marianne Lake, the previous CFO, into a more operational role. The change has been interpreted by some as a move that could position her to be the next CEO of JP Morgan Chase when Jamie Dimon retires. Read more about this and other notable executive changes.