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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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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.

YouthStrike4Climate outside Parliament Square, London. Image courtesy of Oliver Cole via Shutterstock.


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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. 

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How Vive Organic Built a Pandemic Proof Supply Chain

VMware has filled a major leadership role by promoting Kit Colbert to serve as its next Chief Technology Officer.

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VMware Names Company Veteran as CTO

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

MongoDB, a general purpose database platform, has appointed Peder Ulander as its new Chief Marketing Officer. 

MongoDB, a general purpose database platform, has appointed Peder Ulander as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Image courtesy of MongoDB.


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Peder Ulander Appointed as MongoDB’s Chief Marketing Officer

Ford has selected seasoned tech executive Doug Field to serve as its new Chief Advanced Technology and Embedded Systems Officer as the legacy automaker increasingly embraces the industry’s digital future.

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Ford Names Apple Car Leader To Oversee Advanced Tech and Embedded Systems

Online review platform Trustpilot has announced that Alicia Skubick will join the company to helm its marketing organization and grow its global brand after its IPO earlier this year.

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Alicia Skubick is Trustpilot’s New Chief Marketing Officer

After a recent acquisition by the investment and holding company Prosus, Stack Overflow is adding a new chief financial officer to its senior leadership team. 

Matt Gallatin is responsible for Stack Overflow’s finance, accounting and corporate development functions. Image credit: Stack Overflow

Matthew Gallatin

Stack Overflow Hires Matthew Gallatin as CFO 

Transportation software and payments company Passport has recruited Vanna Krantz to join its team as its new CFO.

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Ex-Disney Streaming, Masterclass CFO Joins Passport as Finance Chief

In the first half of 2021, there were a total of 1,767 publicly reported data breaches, exposing 18.8 billion records.  In dollars, cybercrime in 2021 has so far caused damages totaling a whopping $6 trillion globally. In fact, if cybercrime were a nation, it would have the third-largest economy in the world, trailing only behind the US and China.

Cybercrime in 2021 has so far caused damages totaling a whopping $6 trillion globally. Image courtesy of  
Sigmund via Unsplash.

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Industries That Boomed During the Pandemic: Security

Global cybersecurity firm Secureworks has named Wendy K. Thomas as its new President and CEO, effective as of September 3. She takes over from Michael R. Cote, who has retired. 

Wendy Thomas. Image courtesy of Secureworks.

Wendy Thomas

Wendy Thomas is the New CEO of Secureworks

This week, another Facebook exec departed the ads and marketing team, Netflix found its first multicultural marketing VP, and Metromile hired a new telematics leader to innovate its pay-per-mile offering.