#Instacart taps Facebook app head as CEO ahead of expected IPO

#Instacart taps Facebook app head as CEO ahead of expected IPO

“#Instacart taps Facebook app head as CEO ahead of expected IPO” Instacart named Facebook app head Fidji Simo as its chief executive officer on Thursday, adding big tech expertise ahead of an expected stock market listing by the grocery-delivery firm. French-born Simo will replace co-founder Apoorva Mehta, who will take on the role of executive chairman…

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#Billionaires attempt to tackle social justice issues at Sun Valley

#Billionaires attempt to tackle social justice issues at Sun Valley

“#Billionaires attempt to tackle social justice issues at Sun Valley” Tech and media moguls at the Allen & Co. Sun Valley conference started their first full day of sessions Wednesday with a potentially touchy panel about politics in the workplace. After a casual outdoor breakfast, Stripe’s Patrick Collison, Shopify’s Tobias Lutke, Flickr’s Stewart Butterfield and…

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#Declan Kelly resigns as CEO of Teneo after drunken antics

#Declan Kelly resigns as CEO of Teneo after drunken antics

“#Declan Kelly resigns as CEO of Teneo after drunken antics” Teneo, the prolific consulting firm for Fortune 500 execs, announced Tuesday that its CEO, Declan Kelly, has resigned after he reportedly got drunk and acted inappropriately with a number of women at a charity event last month. Teneo’s board said the firm’s co-founder and chief…

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#Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly to step down

#Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly to step down

“#Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly to step down” Southwest Airlines said on Wednesday long-time Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly will step down next year to become the executive chairman and will be succeeded by company veteran Robert Jordan. Kelly, 66, who became the CEO in 2004, has led Southwest through some of the airline industry’s most turbulent times, including…

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