Twilio Names Ex-Googlers as Product and Legal Chiefs

Twilio has bolstered its c-suite with new product and legal executives from Google and Impossible Foods respectively.

Eyal Manor has been tapped to fill the cloud communications platform’s Chief Product Officer role, placing him in charge of the product roadmap as it builds its customer engagement platform.

Twilio has also selected Dana Wanger as Twilio’s Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary to oversee its legal, government affairs, regulatory compliance, and privacy teams. He replaces Karyn Smith, who earlier this year revealed she would step away from the company once her successor was found.

As far as the org chart goes, Manor will report to Twilio Co-founder and CEO Jeff Lawson and Wagner will report to COO Khozema Shipchandler.

Manor joins Twilio after an almost 14-year career at Google, where he most recently served as the tech giant’s VP and General Manager of Engineering and Product.

Wanger, on the other hand, comes to Twilio after serving as the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for Impossible Foods. He also spearheaded Square’s legal, government compliance, and teams and led antitrust and consumer protection matters at Google. Wanger also held various positions in the US Department of Justice.

In the company’s announcement, Lawson stated, “As Twilio continues to deliver on its next phase of growth, it’s critical that our leaders have deep experience innovating at global scale while keeping privacy and trust at the forefront of everything we do. I’m thrilled to welcome Eyal and Dana to our leadership team as they both have a proven track record, and the knowledge and expertise needed to deliver on Twilio’s generational opportunity.”

Twilio is growing quickly and at the end of the past quarter the company had 7,381 employees, up from 4,629 employees at the end of 2020. The company’s revenue is also accelerating at a rapid pace and is expecting to generate $760-$770 million in the final quarter of 2021, a 39%-40% year-over-year increase.