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June 28, 2022 09:33 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/28/23187084/pinterest-ceo-bill-ready-new
Pinterest has a new CEO, who has one job: to build the internets shopping mall
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.
“Bill’s actually going to be a better CEO than I am for this next chapter,” Silbermann told The Wall Street Journal as part of his announcement. There’s only one way to read that: the time for the product dreamer founder is out. Pinterest’s next job is to make money. A...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/28/23187084/pinterest-ceo-bill-ready-new
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