Amazon
After a 7-year tenure tainted with missteps and redeemed by one-hit wonders, Jennifer Salke steps down as Head of Amazon MGM Studios. Salke pioneered successful projects like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Reacher, and Fallout, but takes a bench with expensive flops such as the TV reboot The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power. She also takes the heat for the mismanagement of iconic movie franchise James Bond. Salke closes this chapter only to score a first-look film and TV deal with Amazon as she starts her production company. Read More
1Password
Identity security company 1Password appoints Abe Ankumah as the new Chief Product Officer. Previously the CEO and co-founder of Nyansa, the IT analytics tech company acquired by VMware (owned by Broadcom) for $38 million, Abe will now oversee 1Password’s Extended Access Management push. Coming from the start-up realm and most recently serving as the VP and General Manager at VMware, Abe is well versed in cybersecurity, AI, and Saas scaling, having led the VeloCloud SD-WAN/SASE business at the Palto-Alto-based cloud company. Read More
Etsy
The executive reshuffle continues as Depop Chief Product Officer and CTO Rafe Colburn returns to his Etsy roots as the new CTO. Colburn previously had a decade-long tenure at the global online marketplace as the VP of Engineering and has since transitioned to its acquired Gen Z-based social app, Depop. Depop CMO Peter Semple will transition to interim CEO until the niche marketplace finds a permanent replacement. Read More
DXC
Leading Fortune 500 global IT service and consulting company DXC gets its first-ever CRO T.R Newcomb. Newcomb joined from Riskified, a fraud management and risk intelligence company, where he served as SVP of Strategy and Corporate Development. Under Newcomb, DXC’s salesforce and sales effectiveness are set to have global implications by spreading the company’s brand awareness with new products to existing DXC markets worldwide. Read More
Yum! Brands
What began in 1989 is a tenure like no other and one that will end sometime in 2026. David Gibbs has been a part of the Yum! Brands family, owners of fast food brands Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, etc. for nearly four decades. Gibbs became the CEO of the restaurant conglomerate in 2020 and navigated the COVID-era with a steady hand. The vet's leadership tenure was most notable for increasing the store count to 61,000 and lifting annual sales by 25%, which translates to $66 billion. Read More
Macy's
Macy’s poaches Capri Holdings’ CFO and COO. The conglomerate that owns luxury brands like Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo, and Versace is left scrambling as Thomas Edwards takes on the same dual role at the department store retailer Macy’s. The plan moving forward includes closing low-performing stores and ramping up salespeople to compete with the likes of e-commerce giants like Amazon. Net sales lagged by 4.3% to $7.7 billion, so there’s a lot of ground to make up. Read More
ADT
150-year-old home and business security company ADT makes a push to increase its digital footprint. The company hires Fawad Ahmad as the Chief Operating and Customer Officer and Omar Khan as the Chief Business Officer. These two heavy hitters join from Statefarm and the BCG respectively, having held chief and advisor roles. Read More
Primark
Paul Marchant’s 15-year reign as CEO of Primark ends in flames as the parent company Associated British Foods announced his dismissal due to inappropriate behavior. The Irish brand, most popular in the British market, has already made its way to the U.S. and is slowly gaining popularity. Fighting this bad press, the $18 billion brand will continue under the interim leadership of Eoin Tonge, AB Foods’ finance director. Read More
Volvo Cars
Volvo Cars names Håkan Samuelsson CEO for the second time. Samuelsson initially served as CEO from 2012-2022. Recent CEO Jim Rowan stepped down abruptly on March 31st. Samuelsson returns on a two-year deal to ensure the stability of the automaker amid waning EV demands, disruptive tariffs and now the search for a permanent replacement. Read More
Panera Brands
Carbone, who previously served as the CFO of Panera Brands and was appointed interim CEO is now the permanent CEO of the fast-casual brand. Carbone has served as CFO of Dunkin Donuts, Sharkninja, and YETI Holdings. He is perfectly poised to drive franchise profitability and growth. Read More
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