Snap CEO Hired Chief Business Officer, Then Changed His Mind (bloomberg.com)

According to a report from Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel officially made Kristen O'Hara, former longtime WarnerMedia/Time Warner exec, the chief business officer of Snap, but changed his mind two days later. Spiegel decided to hire Jeremi Gorman, who oversaw ad sales at Amazon, instead. "The switch was jarring for Snap's sales division, as O'Hara was well-liked," Bloomberg reports. "Now she's gone." From the report: In a statement to employees Monday, O'Hara told colleagues she is leaving due to changes in team structure. Even if Gorman works well in the role, the incident has eroded trust in Spiegel's decision-making as he is working to improve his leadership skills, and as Snap is depending on new managers to help boost the company's performance. Snap confirmed O'Hara's departure and declined to comment on the circumstances. In an email to the business solutions team on Monday, provided by Snap, Spiegel praised her leadership. Spiegel wrote: "In her time here, Kristen had an immediate and positive impact on the company. She had a deep understanding of our business from the outset and forged strong client relationships that we will continue to build upon. I will miss the leadership and enthusiasm she brought to the organization and wish her only continued success. Jeremi joins us with proven expertise and talent that will make our platform even better for our partners, and I am excited to have her on our team."

Comments

Who?

[110010001000]

What the heck is "Snap"?

Re:Who?

[GrumpySteen]

It's the company formerly known as Snapchat.

Re:Who?

[110010001000]

Oh the app people use to send naked pictures to each other. Why do they need a Business Officer?

Re: Who?

[reanjr]

Probably because no one ever came up with a business model.

What?

[Anonymous Coward]

, but changed his mind two days later.

...

Kristen had an immediate and positive impact on the company.

Did I miss something? How on Earth do you make an impact in two days.

Re: What?

[reanjr]

She's really good.

Re:What?

[McGruber]

The eighth paragraph says:

"O’Hara had joined Snap in September after more than a decade at Time Warner Inc. In her short time as Snap’s vice president of U.S. sales,"

while the first sentence says:

On a recent Friday, Kristen O’Hara got a major promotion: to become Snap Inc.’s chief business officer.

Apparently, she was at the company for a few weeks as "Vice President of US Sales" before her two-day long stint as "Chief Business Officer".

Re: What?

[raftpeople]

She was able to shave 2 minutes off orientation by smartly positioning herself near the door for a quick exit the minute it was officially complete.

On her laptop, she arranged common icons within a "hot zone" allowing for minimal mouse movement when firing up each app, probably saved a cumulative 48 seconds by day two.

For restroom "scenarios", there were additional optimization but those remain private.

Bottom line: in just 2 days, she was able to accomplish what most people do in 2.0017248 days.

Re:If you can indulge a bit of off topic ranting

[sexconker]

Things I always ask in an interview, because no one fucking tells you if you don't explicitly ask:

Is this a full-time, permanent career position?
Is this a new position, or an existing position?
  - If it's an existing position: Is it already vacant? If not, will there be overlap with the current person in the position?
  - If it's a new position: Is it an additional position in an existing role, or is it a new role entirely?
Do you do 9-5? Or is it 8-5 with a 1 hour lunch?
Do you have options for working remotely, either occasionally or on a regular basis?
Where would I be working? This office, or a satellite/branch office?
Is it salaried, or hourly? How is overtime handled, and how often is that offered/expected?

"snap" as in "without careful thought"

[drnb]

What the heck is "Snap"?

A snap judgment/decision is "a judgment or decision made quickly, without careful thought or discussion."
https://www.ldoceonline.com/di...

;-)

Re:Leadership skills

[boulat]

Its a shit company with shit product. She should've looked at the
Glassdooor reviews and told them to fuck off.

Re:News for nerds...

[Aighearach]

What does this have to do with... nerdy news?

"Pointy-haired boss makes hare-brained decision, even the sales team is upset."

"ha-ha"

Re: Why?

[Anonymous Coward]

Really? You enjoy reading the stuff a troll posts? This isn't "BeauHD", the slashdot editor, this is "BeauHD (5555555)" the troll.

Re:Why?

[JackieBrown]

The people on the ground will be who makes things succeed or not. How is this, "Stuff that matters?"

The you can submit the next story on how your neighbor just got hired for that data entry position an snapchat so we can get those "people on the ground" stories that you want/