Smartsheet fought a legal battle to hire this ex-Amazon exec — and now it’s paying him almost $1 million more than the CEO (AMZN)

LinkedIn/Gene Farrell On Monday, cloud-based project management software company Smartsheet filed to go public. The filing revealed that it paid exec Gene Farrell almost $ 2.7 million in 2017 — that’s 70% more than CEO Mark Mader’s total compensation package of $ 1.9 million. Farrell is an ex-Amazon Web Services vice president who came out […]

Amazon hires former FDA exec for secret health care team

Amazon has made a big hire for its secret health care division internally known as 1492, according to CNBC: FDA’s first chief health informatics officer Taha Kass-Hout. The e-commerce giant reportedly brought him on board to work under former Google X director Babak Parviz in a business development role. What that role is remains a […]

A Citi exec shares the one critical trait that made her successful — and it’s something everyone can develop

Alice Milligan According to Citi executive Alice Milligan, it is essential to know your worth and take credit for your ideas and achievements.  Abandoning feelings of self-doubt and challenging yourself to step out of your comfort zone will advance your career and enhance your reputation. Confidence is fundamental to establishing gender equality in the workplace.    […]

Equifax exec charged with insider trading, profiting $1mn in ‘largest data breach in US history’

Former Equifax executive Jun Ying has been charged with insider trading by the SEC after he allegedly sold off over $ 1 million worth of shares before the company’s high-profile data breach was disclosed last year. Ying was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, after allegedly making over $ 1 million in profit […]

A top Apple exec explains you shouldn’t bet that it’ll buy Netflix or Disney (AAPL)

  Apple In 2018, Apple expects to greatly expand the original TV shows and movies it’s producing.  On stage at SXSW, Apple Senior VP of Internet Software and Services was asked if those investments meant that it would buy a major player like Netflix or Disney.  Cue shrugged off the suggestion, saying that Apple would rather […]

Apple exec: ‘We think free speech is important but we don’t think it’s everything’ (AAPL)

Apple SVP of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue spoke at the South by Southwest festival on Monday. Cue discussed everything from Apple’s acquisitions philosophy to the Warriors basketball team. He also touched on the issue of free speech and why Apple has banned apps that sell guns. At the South by Southwest conference in […]

A top Microsoft exec confirms that it’s killing the newest version of Windows 10 — but that’s not the whole story (MSFT)

AP Photo/Elaine Thompson Microsoft Corporate VP of Windows Joe Belfiore confirms that Windows 10 S, the latest version of the operating system, will be discontinued sooner rather than later. Instead, all versions of Windows 10 will get “S Mode,” which enables the same features: Higher performance and better battery life, with the tradeoff that you […]

Apple hires another Sony TV exec to boost its streaming efforts

Apple sure likes to use Sony’s TV wing as a talent pool for its streaming video team — it just lured away another executive. Angelica Guerra, Sony Pictures Television’s production leader for Latin American and US Hispanic content, has joined Apple as its head of Latin American programming. It’s not certain how this will affect […]

Mazda rotary engine returning in 2019 as EV range extender, exec says

It seems that a range-extended Mazda electric car with a rotary engine is for real, and coming sooner than expected. An automotive news outlet from the Netherlands called AutoRAI spoke with Mazda’s European vice president for sales and customer service. He told the outlet that Mazda has an electric car coming In 2019, and it […]

Hyundai poaches another BMW M exec to run high-performance N division

Hyundai has poached a third executive for its N high-performance division from the ranks of BMW’s M department. Thomas Schemera, a 31-year BMW veteran, will head the High Performance Vehicle & Motorsport Division that Hyundai just inaugurated on March 1. Schemera’s job will be to “oversee strategy, product planning, sales and marketing for the new […]