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Trulia Hires CFO and General Counsel on Way to IPO

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 1, 2011 at 9:20 am PT

San Francisco-based online real estate company Trulia has rounded out its executive team by hiring a new CFO and general counsel before it plans to file for an initial public offering next year. The company has appointed Sean Aggarwal, formerly VP of finance at PayPal, to the position of CFO and Scott Darling to the position of general counsel. Darling held previous positions at Imperva, Microsoft and Danger.

OpenTable Fills CFO Role Just as Stock Drops on Revenue Miss

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on August 2, 2011 at 10:17 pm PT

OpenTable has hired a new CFO — perhaps just in time to stop the stock’s free fall — to correct its course after narrowly missing revenue expectations in the second quarter.

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Yelp Hires CFO to Work on That Other Three-Letter Acronym

Liz Gannes in Commerce on July 28, 2011 at 2:55 pm PT

Local reviews site Yelp, which has said it intends to go public, today announced it has hired Rob Krolic to be its CFO. Krolic was CFO of the public online real estate company Move, and before that was at eBay and Shopping.com. Yelp had said in April it was looking for a new CFO in the lead-up to an IPO.

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Kayak Hires First-Ever CFO Ahead of Pending IPO

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 19, 2011 at 11:11 am PT

Six months after filing to go public, online travel service Kayak has gotten around to hiring its very first CFO: Bill H. Smith, previously VP of global finance for Novell, where he worked for 13 years. Earlier this year, Kayak’s plans faced a delay as the Justice Department examined (and ultimately okayed) Google’s acquisition of ITA Software, but the Norwalk, Conn.-based company is likely encouraged today by LinkedIn’s frothy IPO.

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Travelzoo's New CFO is Ex-eBay Controller Glen Ceremony

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 17, 2011 at 3:23 pm PT

Travelzoo has appointed former eBay Controller Glen Ceremony to the position of CFO, starting June 15. Travelzoo’s current CFO, Wayne Lee, will stay on board until July. The discount travel company said Lee is stepping down to take time off with his family and pursue other opportunities. Before joining eBay in 2004, Ceremony held positions at Electronic Arts and PWC.

Viral Slides: Play CFO With Microsoft's Q3 Deck

Kara Swisher in News on April 29, 2011 at 2:57 am PT

Yesterday, Microsoft reported third-quarter earnings, which beat expectations, but still had some warnings signs (PC non-growth!). Here the the software giant’s results, all duded up with pretty charts and bullet points to pencil out.

Who's Number Two At Oracle?

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on April 26, 2011 at 5:35 am PT

Safra Catz’s re-appointment as Oracle’s finance chief kicks off a new round of corporate Kremlinology over who will ultimately take over for Larry Ellison as CEO.

Yelp Searching for New CFO in Run-Up to IPO

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 15, 2011 at 10:28 am PT

Yelp is on the hunt for a new head of finance as it prepares to take the company public.

Hot Swap at the Top: AMD CEO Out

John Paczkowski in News on January 10, 2011 at 2:01 pm PT

AMD’s looking for a new CEO. Moments ago, the company announced that Dirk Meyer, who’s served in that position since July of 2008, is resigning.

Apple Looking for New CFO? Apple Says Nope.

John Paczkowski in News on January 6, 2011 at 12:10 pm PT

Is Apple on the hunt for a new CFO? The company says it’s not, but “people familiar with the matter” tell Bloomberg otherwise. They claim Apple approached Blackstone CFO Laurence Tosi about taking on the role, which has been held by Peter Oppenheimer since 2004, and he turned it down.