Pinterest has a new CEO, who has one job: to build the internet’s shopping mall

Image caption: Pinterest has a new CEO — and likely a new sense of urgency. Image courtesy: Pinterest. Article by David Pierce. The Verge – June 28, 2022.

Ben Silbermann is stepping down as Pinterest’s CEO, the company announced on Tuesday. He’ll be replaced by Bill Ready, who has spent the last couple of years as head of Commerce, Payments & Next Billion Users at Google. Silbermann isn’t leaving the company, though: he’ll be Pinterest’s executive chairman, following in the path of a number of tech CEOs who have recently gone from the daily trenches of running their company to a relatively more relaxed seat in the boardroom. […]

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