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Lyft has a new head of bikes and scooters.
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- Here's a snapshot of the most important executive moves of the week across media, tech, and finance.
This week, former Tumblr executive Brian Murphy was named Chief Technology Officer at SeatGeek where he will oversee the development and enhancement of SeatGeek's product and technology across all platform. Read more about this and other notable executive changes.
SeatGeek names former Tumblr executive as Chief Technology Officer
Brian Murphy, former executive at Tumblr, The New York Times, and Condé Nast, joined SeatGeek as Chief Technology Officer. Murphy previously spent three years at Tumblr, where he was Chief Technology Officer and oversaw teams that worked to optimize the product for hundreds of millions of users. Prior to Tumblr, Brian was Vice President of Engineering at The New York Times, and spent nearly a decade as the Senior Director of Technology at Condé Nast, where he oversaw the digital execution of its award-winning brands.
Dor Levi is new Head of Lyft Bikes & Scooters
Liam O'Connor, an executive hired to help transportation company Lyft build its bike and scooter operations, has left after seven months with the newly-public company. Dor Levi has updated his LinkedIn profile saying that he is the new Head of Lyft Bikes and Scooters. Levi was previously Director of Product, Marketplace/Shared Rides, Transit, Bikes & Scooters and has now been elevated to the most senior position at Lyft in bike and scooter operations.
Coinbase loses its first CTO
Balaji Srinivasan has announced his departure from Coinbase after just one year as CTO. Srinivasan joined the company through an acquisition of Earn.com where he was the CEO & co-Founder. Inside sources have indicated that Srinivasan wasn't given enough freedom in his role leading the development of Coinbase's consumer products. His future plans are not yet known.
MetLife hires Chief Strategy Officer from JPMorgan Chase
MetLife has announced that Patrik Ringstroem will join the company in July as chief strategy officer, reporting to President and CEO Michel Khalaf. Ringstroem will join MetLife from JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he was head of corporate strategy. Ringstroem will lead the team responsible for MetLife's global strategy to help drive top- and bottom-line financial performance.
Brian Doubles promoted to president at Synchrony
Synchrony has announced that Brian Doubles has been promoted to president of the company. Doubles is a 21-year veteran of Synchrony and has served as Chief Financial Officer since 2009. In his role as President, Doubles will deepen the integration of strategic imperatives focused on accelerating growth and diversification and will oversee several key functions.
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