Bobby Kotick will remain Activision Blizzard CEO until the end of 2023 He’s expected to leave in 2024 after helping with the transition to Microsoft’s ownership. Kris Holt Fri, Oct 13, 2023 Carlos Barria / reuters One of the biggest unanswered questions regarding Microsoft’s $67.8 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard concerned the role … Continue reading Bobby Kotick will remain Activision Blizzard CEO until the end of 2023
By Sarah Friar October 06, 2023 My greatest mistake was thinking success looked like a specific thing. For me, that was making partner at Goldman Sachs. When I didn’t, it set me free. I’m going to go back to the moment when things shifted for me. One morning in 2011—after 11 years on the partner … Continue reading ‘I felt like I had checked every box’: Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar’s career advice for someone who has been passed over for promotion
By Adele Peters As a growing number of people decide to switch careers to work on climate change, we’re running a series of interviews with people in climate-related jobs about their day-to-day work, from Microsoft’s Melanie Nakagawa and Google’s Kate Brandt to carbon removal-startup founder Mary Yap and climate tech investor Mia Diawara. Ikea wants to be a … Continue reading A day in the life of a chief sustainability officer: Q&A with Ikea’s Karen Pflug
By Chris Morris September 21, 2023 Median salaries—for everybody—at tech companies are generally higher than other fields. But in some cases, though, the amounts the bosses take home are hundreds—or even thousands—of times higher than even well-paid employees. As part of Fast Company’s CEO Fair Pay report, we’ve broken out the 15 CEOs of … Continue reading Fast Company’s CEO Fair Pay report: The 15 ‘least fairly’ paid tech CEOs
Square is rebranding itself as ‘Block’ The blockchain made the company do it. Igor Bonifacic Jeff Greenberg via Getty Images Payments firm Square plans to change its name to Block as cryptocurrencies and other blockchain technologies become a bigger part of its business. On Wednesday, the company announced it will move forward with … Continue reading Jack Dorsey is heading Square again after its current CEO steps down
By Sean Cudahy September 07, 2023 The most successful quarterback in National Football League history is getting set to huddle up with one of the nation’s most prominent airlines. Delta Air Lines announced this week that it will be joining forces with Tom Brady—yes, that Tom Brady—on long-term partnership it dubs a “first-of-its-kind” arrangement. … Continue reading Tom Brady works for Delta now. Here’s what he’ll actually be doing
By Stephanie Mehta August 07, 2023 Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you … Continue reading CEO pay is always under fire. Founder salaries? Not so much
Ericsson Emodo New CRO Dives Into AI, Audience ID-less Targeting by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, August 4, 2023 Ericsson’s subsidiary Emodo has a new CRO to support the company’s focus on immersive dynamic creative experiences. Many include artificial intelligence (AI). Digital advertising industry veteran Andrew Rutledge joined the company in July to drive strategy, adoption and … Continue reading Ericsson Emodo New CRO Dives Into AI, Audience ID-less Targeting
By Elizabeth Segran July 27, 2023 Right now, there are few brands in the world as big as Barbie. One person responsible for the current Barbiemania is Richard Dickson, who has been Mattel’s president and chief operating officer since 2014. (August 11, 2023), it was announced he had been appointed the new CEO of … Continue reading Three things Gap’s incoming CEO can do to make the brand relevant again
By Chris Morris June 30, 2023 Taco Bell is getting a new CEO. Yum Foods announced Thursday that Sean Tresvant, who’s currently chief brand and strategy officer at the chain, will take over the top spot on January 1, as current CEO Mark King retires. Tresvant has a sterling reputation in the marketing world. … Continue reading 3 things to know about Sean Tresvant, Taco Bell’s new CEO
