COO

C-Suite Shakeup at BlackBerry

John Paczkowski in Mobile on November 25, 2013 at 6:09 am PT

CFO,COO, and ousted by housecleaning interim CEO.

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Fab Confirms Departure of COO Beth Ferreira

Mike Isaac in Commerce on November 24, 2013 at 2:30 pm PT

As AllThingsD reported she would earlier this month, Fab.com COO Beth Ferreira will soon leave the company. Ferreira’s departure was announced by CEO Jason Goldberg in a blog post on Sunday. This is the second major departure for the commerce company this month, as Fab co-founder Bradford Shellhammer also announced his plans to leave his day-to-day role at the company.

Zynga Names Clive Downie as New COO

Mike Isaac in Social on October 24, 2013 at 1:00 pm PT

A new exec with a past in social and mobile gaming.

Sheryl Sandberg Wants You to Trust Facebook More (Video)

Mike Isaac in D11 on May 29, 2013 at 10:29 am PT

A year from now, let’s hope it’ll be much harder to accidentally share your college debauchery pictures on Facebook.

New Yahoo COO Henrique De Castro Hints at the Future of the Web Portal (Pro Tip: Get Personal!)

Mike Isaac in Media on January 21, 2013 at 2:53 am PT

A bit of insight from Yahoo’s new ops man, in a very general way.

Yahoo COO Henrique De Castro, right, in conversation at DLD Munich.

Twitter Shuffles Top Brass With New COO and CFO Appointments

Mike Isaac in Social on December 19, 2012 at 6:48 pm PT

Big moves in the top ranks for the microblogging service.

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Facebook COO Sandberg Sells $26 Million in Shares

Mike Isaac in Social on December 8, 2012 at 9:50 am PT

Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, sold nearly 1 million shares of company stock on Friday, according to an SEC filing. The sale comes after a strong November on the Nasdaq for Facebook shares, as the stock price rose nearly 40 percent over the past 30 days. Sandberg netted close to $26.2 million from the sale, though she still retains close to 20 million shares of company stock.

Groupon Tries Out Having a COO Again, Promotes Kal Raman

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 14, 2012 at 3:11 pm PT

Groupon is hoping the third time is the charm.

The $56 Million Man: Yahoo Confirms Hiring of Google’s De Castro as COO

Kara Swisher in News on October 15, 2012 at 2:34 pm PT

Yes, that’s a lot of dough for the multi-lingual sales exec.

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AOL Names Karen Dykstra as New CFO, Adds PepsiCo VP to Board

Mike Isaac in Media on September 19, 2012 at 2:22 pm PT

AOL on Wednesday appointed Karen Dykstra as chief financial officer, moving her over from the board member position she held since 2009. Dykstra fills the seat left by Artie Minson, who shifted to COO three months ago. Dykstra held previous CFO positions at Plainfield Asset Management and Automatic Data Processing. Also of note: PepsiCo executive VP and CFO Hugh Johnston has been added to AOL’s board.