FreshBooks appoints Wayne Jackson as CFO to support global expansion, M&A plans
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FreshBooks president and CEO depart as company lays off six percent of employees

FinTech firm promotes two interim co-CEOs, embarks on search for next leader. Toronto-based accounting software company FreshBooks has restructured its leadership team and cut…

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Slack CEO Lidiane Jones to depart after a year in the role
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Slack CEO Lidiane Jones to depart after a year in the role

Jones will become CEO of Bumble as Salesforce-owned Slack looks for its third CEO in as many years. Lidiane Jones, CEO of Salesforce-owned, Vancouver-founded…

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Yung Wu to depart as MaRS CEO at end of 2023 as innovation hub begins search for next leader
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Yung Wu to depart as MaRS CEO at end of 2023 as innovation hub begins search for next leader

Wu will remain at organization’s helm during CEO transition. Yung Wu will be stepping down as CEO of MaRS Discovery District at the end…

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Lightspeed to lay off 300 employees as it targets “profitable growth”
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Lightspeed COO Brandon Nussey to depart in latest C-suite shakeup

The COO is the latest in a string of exec changes at Lightspeed. In the latest C-suite shakeup at Lightspeed Commerce, executive Brandon Nussey…

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Shopify CTO Allan Leinwand to depart company, citing “personal reasons”
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Shopify CTO Allan Leinwand to depart company, citing “personal reasons”

CEO Tobi Lütke to also lead R&D as Shopify loses third C-Suite exec since October. Shopify CTO Allan Leinwand is leaving the Ottawa-based e-commerce…

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Slack founding CEO Stewart Butterfield to depart company in January

Slack’s leader becomes latest to leave the Salesforce organization. Stewart Butterfield, the founding CEO of Vancouver-founded instant messaging company Slack, will be stepping down…

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1Password shuffles C-suite, with CPO replaced and CMO to depart

Toronto-based password management startup 1Password will see its second C-suite executive depart the company this year, BetaKit has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity,…

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Jennifer Couldrey to depart executive director role at The Upside Foundation

General manager Maria O’Reilly assumes interim ED position. Jennifer Couldrey will be moving on from her role as the executive director of The Upside…

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Legible sees more execs depart in restructuring as company eyes private placement for liquidity
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Legible sees more execs depart in restructuring as company eyes private placement for liquidity

In recent weeks, Legible has laid off 23 employees and lost its CTO, CFO, CRO, and CPO. Less than two weeks after laying off…

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