Category: Companies

Pfizer Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Andrew Baum is stepping down from his executive position to serve as a senior strategic advisor to CEO Albert Bourla. Baum, a former top-tier equity research analyst, joined the pharmaceutical giant in 2024 to provide an outside-in perspective on the company’s portfolio. He will support the executive team through the end of the year before departing the company entirely. Analysts view the move as part of a broader “operational simplification” as the New York-based drugmaker streamlines its leadership structure following a period of massive post-pandemic realignment…

Microsoft has promoted Dan Shapero to Chief Executive Officer of LinkedIn, elevating a veteran leader who has been instrumental in the platform’s growth since 2008. Shapero previously served as chief operating officer and has held senior roles across product, sales, and marketing, providing him with a comprehensive view of the network’s $19 billion revenue engine. In his new capacity, he will lead the executive team and report to Ryan Roslansky, who now serves as Executive Vice President of both LinkedIn and Microsoft Office…

Charlie Health, the nation’s largest provider of virtual high-acuity behavioral healthcare, has named Ashok Balakrishnan as its Chief Technology Officer. Balakrishnan joins the firm during a period of rapid expansion for its virtual Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), which provide evidence-based treatment for youth and adults facing severe mental health challenges and substance use disorders. Reporting directly to CEO and Co-Founder Carter Barnhart, Balakrishnan is tasked with scaling the company’s technical infrastructure to meet surging demand from payers and health systems…

6sense has announced two major leadership appointments to support its next phase of AI-driven growth. Ashley Jefferson joins the firm as Chief People Officer, bringing over 25 years of HR leadership from companies including Synoptek and Rackspace Technology. Jefferson’s mandate is to scale the company’s global talent strategy, focusing on performance systems and “AI readiness” for the 6sense workforce…

Anthropic has announced that the Anthropic Long-Term Benefit Trust has appointed Dr. Vas Narasimhan, CEO of Novartis, to Anthropic’s Board of Directors. As a physician-scientist leading a major innovative medicines company, Narasimhan brings extensive experience in navigating highly regulated industries and overseeing the approval of over 35 novel medicines…

Intel has appointed Aparna Bawa as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal & People Officer, a dual-mandate role designed to centralize the company’s governance and cultural transformation. Reporting directly to CEO Lip-Bu Tan, Bawa will join the semiconductor giant in May to oversee global legal, ethics, compliance, and human resources…

Airwallex has appointed Carolyn Renzin as Chief Regulatory and Compliance Officer to oversee its global infrastructure expansion. Based in New York, Renzin joins the executive team at a pivotal moment, as the company projects a 70% increase in compliance expenditure and a 50% growth in its dedicated regulatory team for 2026…