Card issuing platform Marqeta has named its Chief Product Officer (CPO) Simon Khalaf as CEO. Khalaf joined the company as CPO in June and began leading its go-to-market organization as well in August, Marqeta said in a Thursday (Jan. 26) press release. Marqeta’s Founder, Chairman and current CEO Jason Gardner will become executive chairman when Khalaf becomes CEO, effective Jan. 31, the release said. “After an extensive search, the board and I strongly believe Simon is the clear… Source link
Read More »Marqeta Names Ex-Yahoo Exec Simon Khalaf as CEO
Card issuing platform Marqeta has named its Chief Product Officer (CPO) Simon Khalaf as CEO. Khalaf joined the company as CPO in June and began leading its go-to-market organization as well in August, Marqeta said in a Thursday (Jan. 26) press release. Marqeta’s Founder, Chairman and current CEO Jason Gardner will become executive chairman when Khalaf becomes CEO, effective Jan. 31, the release said. “After an extensive search, the board and I strongly believe Simon is the clear… Source link
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After a year of back-and-forth, Silicon Valley tech executive Marissa Mayer has finally demolished three townhouses she bought next to her Palo Alto home to install a backyard pool. As first reported by the Silicon Valley Business Journal, Mayer was legally able to raze the neighboring homes despite a California state law that required any home demolitions to be replaced with equivalent replacement “housing units.” That law was seemingly the reason Mayer’s request was denied… Source link
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Mark Zuckerberg shared advice that a former Yahoo COO gave him as he was launching Facebook. Dan Rosensweig said, “every organization sucks, but you get to choose the ways in which your organization sucks.” Zuckerberg shared the advice with podcaster Tim Ferriss during a chat about Meta’s core values. … Source link
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