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Zynga General Manager Nabeel Hyatt Joins Spark as Venture Partner

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 9 at 10:46 am PT

Nabeel Hyatt, the founder of Zynga’s Boston office, which led the development of Adventure World, has joined Spark Capital as a venture partner. Hyatt joined Zynga a little less than two years ago through the acquisition of Conduit Labs, where he was CEO and founder. Hyatt will help Spark’s investments with product design, and consult on consumer Web, social and mobile projects.

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Electronic Arts’ CFO Heads to Polycom

John Murrell in News on February 8 at 1:41 pm PT

Eric Brown, executive VP and Chief Financial Officer of Electronic Arts, gave his notice last week, the company said today. Brown is headed for Polycom, where he’ll serve as CFO and COO. His last day at EA will be Feb. 17, and Kenneth Barker, chief accounting officer, will hold down the fort until a replacement is named. In another change, Mark Tonnesen is joining EA as senior VP and CIO.

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Gilt Groupe Snags New Chief Marketing Officer from JustFabulous

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 3 at 9:20 am PT

Closely following dozens of layoffs, the Gilt Groupe has appointed Elizabeth Francis to the position of chief marketing officer. Francis will be responsible for acquiring new customers and customer retention across the company’s flash sales sites and full-priced apparel and food sites. Francis takes over the role from Alexis Maybank, a founder of Gilt, who will resume the position of chief strategy officer. Prior to Gilt, Francis was the chief marketing officer at Intelligent Beauty and president of JustFabulous, an online fashion and accessories brand that recently raised $33 million in capital.