B2C Internet Exec & Board Appointments 12/24 to 1/24 2012
Google Elects Former VMware Exec to Board; Division Head Promoted
Google has elected Diane Greene, 55, to its Board. Greene is the Co-founder and former CEO of VMware. Earlier in her career, she served as an EVP at EMC and held technical leadership positions at Silicon Graphics, Tandem, and Sybase. Currently, Greene serves on the Board of Directors at Intuit.
B2C Internet Exec & Board Appointments 9/22 to 10/20 2011
Facebook Exec Joins eBay Board
eBay announced that Katie Mitic is joining the company's Board of Directors. She currently leads Platform and Mobile Marketing for Facebook. Prior to joining Facebook, Mitic served as SVP of Global Product Marketing at Palm, where she oversaw hardware and software product management and marketing. Before Palm, she was the VP & GM at Yahoo! Currently, Mitic serves on the Board of Special Olympics International.
Women Appointed to Large Boards 8/4 to 9/4 2011
Eminent Canadian CFO Joins Banking Board
TD Bank Group announced the appointment of Karen Maidment, 52, to its Board of Directors. In the past, Maidment was the CFO & CAO at BMO Financial Group. Prior to that, she held several executive positions with Clarica Life Insurance Company, including CFO. Currently, Maidment serves on the boards of TransAlta, TD Ameritrade Holding, The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, and The University of Waterloo. She was also named Canada's CFO of the Year for 2006 by Financial Executives International Canada.
B2C Internet Exec & Board Appointments 8/22 to 9/22 2011
Former CEO of Thomson Reuters Markets Joins eBay
eBay announced that Devin Wenig, 44, has joined the company as President of its Global eBay Marketplaces Business Unit. In this position, his responsibilities will include overseeing eBay, eBay classifieds, and StubHub. Wenig was most recently the CEO of Thomson Reuters Markets, where he led the company's global financial services and media businesses. Wenig also led the integration of Reuters and Thomson following the merger of the two companies. In the past, he has held other executive positions with Reuters and practiced law at the New York firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
B2C Internet Exec Appointments July 29 to August 22 2011
New CEO at Wireless Broadband Services Provider
Clearwire announced the appointment of Erik Prusch, 44, as the new President and CEO of the company. Most recently, Prusch served as Clearwire’s COO & CFO. Prior to Clearwire, he was CFO at Borland Software and VP of Finance at Intuit. Prusch joined Intuit from Gateway Computers, where he was VP of Finance & Operations. He began his career at PepsiCo.
