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Tech Feb. 4, 2021, 2:21 AM

GameStop just hired an Amazon vet as its new chief technology officer

Ailing video game retailer GameStop just hired an Amazon vet as its new chief technology officer. GameStop is attempting a transition from brick-and-mortar retail to Amazon-like e-commerce giant. Former AWS engineering lead Matt Francis will oversee “e-commerce and technology functions” at GameStop. Visit the Business section of Insider for more […]

Markets Dec. 7, 2019, 10:24 AM

WeWork’s CTO, who previously worked at Spotify and Google, is leaving the office company

WeWork’s chief technology officer is leaving the company, executives said on Friday in emails obtained by Business Insider. Shiva Rajaraman joined the company in August 2017 after a short stint at Apple. He previously worked at Spotify and Google. Co-CEO Sebastian Gunningham will take over central technology, while the new […]

Strategy Dec. 6, 2019, 6:13 AM

The CTO of OpenTable has 55,000 restaurants on his app — but he only eats at 30 of them

Joseph Essas is the Chief Technology Officer of OpenTable and an Orthodox Jew who only eats kosher food. Out of the 55,000 restaurants on OpenTable, Essas estimates only 30 of them are kosher. Essas told Insider that not being able to use the services of the company he works for […]

Tech Feb. 14, 2017, 10:17 AM

The chief technology officer at Qantas, Chris Taylor, is out

Qantas is shaking up its tech leadership. Chief technology officer Chris Taylor stepping down just weeks after a new chief information officer was installed. The airline confirmed Chris Taylor had resigned to “take up a new opportunity overseas”. He will remain with the company until May. A job advertisement for […]