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Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Business
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Vimeo Elects Adam Cahan, Lydia Jett, and Kirsten Kliphouse to Board of Directors
NEW YORK, June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vimeo, Inc. (NASDAQ: VMEO), one of the largest and most trusted private video networks in the world, today announced the election of Adam Cahan, Lydia Jett, and Kirsten Kliphouse to its Board of Directors. The new Board members were elected during the company's Annual Stockholder Meeting on June 9, 2025. In addition to its new Board members, Vimeo also announced the departures of two Board members, Alesia J. Haas and Ida Kane, both of whom had served on the Board since Vimeo's spin-off in 2021. Vimeo's new Board members represent a diverse background of experience, helping continue to guide the company in a positive trajectory. We believe their combined expertise will be invaluable as we continue to innovate and serve our growing global community. More about the new Board members below: Adam Cahan is a senior technology executive with 25+ years of experience in the media technology and telecommunications industries. He most recently served as the CEO for PAX, a technology-based consumer packaged goods company in the health and wellbeing industry. Adam also served as a director on the supervisory board for ProSiebenSat.1 Media, one of Europe's largest media companies, and previously held senior leadership roles at Yahoo, MTV Networks, Google, McKinsey & Company and NBC Universal. Lydia Jett is a Founding Partner and Managing Partner, Head of Consumer Internet and eCommerce sectors of Softbank Investment Advisors. For 20+ years, Lydia has invested in and served on the boards of market-leading technology businesses, working with several of the most significant consumer platforms across the globe. Kirsten Kliphouse recently served as President of Google Cloud Americas, where she was responsible for leading and growing the sales, go-to-market, customer engagement, channel, and services organizations. Prior to Google Cloud, Kirsten held leadership positions at Red Hat, Microsoft, and served as CEO of Yardarm Technologies and Scaling Ventures. 'Expanding our Board with the combined experience of Adam, Lydia and Kirsten, I am energized by the wealth of opportunity ahead of us,' said Philip Moyer, CEO of Vimeo. 'These individuals have proven themselves in their own domains and bring a host of insights to help our customers across a variety of dynamic industries. Lastly, on behalf of our Board of Directors, we thank Alesia and Ida for their contributions and dedication to Vimeo since the company went public in 2021. We wish them well in their next endeavors.' About VimeoVimeo (NASDAQ: VMEO) is the world's most innovative video experience platform. We enable anyone to create high-quality video experiences to better connect and bring ideas to life. We proudly serve our community of millions of users – from creative storytellers to globally distributed teams at the world's largest companies – whose videos receive billions of views each month. Learn more at Contact: Frank Filiatrault / in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Veho Adds Veteran Finance Leader Alex Estevez to its Board
Technology Company Disrupting the U.S. Parcel Delivery Industry To Benefit from Mr. Estevez's Decades of Financial Expertise NEW YORK, April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Veho, the logistics and technology company that operates one of the largest parcel delivery platforms in the U.S., today announced that veteran finance executive Alex Estevez has joined its Board. The news follows technology leader Lydia Jett joining Veho's Board in February. Mr. Estevez has held key financial leadership and advisory roles at numerous leading technology companies, including as Chief Financial Officer of Atlassian (NASDAQ: TEAM), Datastream Systems (NASDAQ: DSTM) and BigFix, which was acquired by IBM (NYSE: IBM). He also been an investor / advisor to 1Password, Bettercloud, Cyera, Fullstory, Miro, Synthesia, UiPath (NYSE: PATH) and Webflow, bringing to Veho over 25 years of experience scaling and maturing technology businesses through driving strategic, operational and financial rigor. "Veho's innovative technology and operating model is transforming parcel delivery in the U.S. by providing e-commerce brands a better delivery experience, enabling them to turn delivery from a cost center into a value-driver," said Veho co-founder and CEO Itamar Zur. "Alex's exceptional financial acumen and experience scaling high-growth companies is invaluable as Veho becomes the delivery platform partner of choice for leading brands as we grow across America. Alex's decision to join Veho at this time signals the opportunity he sees in Veho becoming a real value-driver for the brands we serve." "Having served as a Chief Financial Officer for three successful software companies, I appreciate the importance of operational discipline and financial control while differentiating in the market to execute a strategy," said Mr. Estevez. "While Veho's technology platform is clearly differentiated, its customer-centric commitment to operational excellence and financial rigor will allow the company to continue gaining dominance in the parcel delivery space and become a strategic partner to e-commerce brands. I am very excited to be part of that journey." Mr. Estevez joins existing members Dan Goldsmith, Rachel Holt, Robert Kaplan, Lydia Jett, and Veho's co-founders Itamar Zur and Fred Cook. About VehoVeho is a next-generation parcel delivery platform, turning shipping from a cost center into a value driver. By combining purpose-built technology, customer experience obsession, and a scalable delivery network, Veho enables brands to offer an Amazon-level delivery experience that improves their bottom line. The industry-leading results speak for themselves: 99% on-time delivery, 4.9/5 customer satisfaction score, 71% fewer delivery-related refunds, and a 41% increase in customer lifetime value. Now one of America's largest tech-enabled logistics platforms, Veho serves over 113 million Americans across 50 markets–and growing. Learn why leading brands like Sephora, Lululemon, Saks, and Macy's trust Veho to increase the return on their shipping spend at Media Contacts: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Veho Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Veho Adds Veteran Retail Technology Leader to its Board of Directors
Lydia Jett Brings Decades of Retail and Technology Expertise to Veho As It Disrupts and Improves the U.S. Parcel Delivery Business NEW YORK, NY / / February 10, 2025 / Veho, the technology company that operates one of the largest alternative parcel delivery platforms in the U.S., today announced that veteran retail technology executive Lydia Jett has joined its Board of Directors. Mrs. Jett has over 20 years of experience investing in and serving on the boards of market-leading retail brands and consumer technology businesses, including global leaders Coupang (CPNG), Fanatics, and Flipkart. Previously, she was a founding Managing Partner of Softbank Investment Advisors, where she led the Global Consumer Internet and eCommerce sectors. In 2019 Mrs. Jett was named to Fortune's list of Most Powerful Women. "Lydia brings decades of expertise that will elevate Veho as we continue transforming parcel delivery in the U.S.," said Itamar Zur, Veho co-founder and CEO. "Lydia's deep understanding of consumer behavior and technology's transformative power will be invaluable as we continue to innovate and grow. Her decision to join Veho's board highlights Veho's position as a technology pioneer in the shipping market and the grand opportunity that lies ahead of us to bring much needed innovation, flexible operations and cost efficiency to parcel delivery in America." "Retail and e-commerce brands invest so much in attracting, converting and retaining customers through their marketing, products and customer experience, only to risk that and incur significant additional cost through poor delivery experiences. Veho's approach and technology is designed to help brands grow customer relationships, reduce cost, and increase revenue," said Mrs. Jett. "Having spent my career at the intersection of retail and technology, and having served on a number of corporate boards, I am proud to advise Veho as it disrupts and improves the delivery business and how it can serve e-commerce brands." "The caliber of executives willing to serve on Veho's board is a testament to the importance Veho places in technological innovation and financial controls as it continues its rapid yet disciplined growth nationwide," added Zur. Mrs. Jett will join existing board members Dan Goldsmith, Rachel Holt, Robert Kaplan and Veho's co-founders Fred Cook and Itamar Zur. The news comes on the heels of Veho launching a Premium Economy service, offering highly cost-competitive 2-5 day delivery with a great customer experience, competing directly with the United States Postal Service. About Veho Veho is a next-generation delivery platform, turning shipping from a cost center into a value driver. By combining purpose-built technology, customer experience obsession, and a scalable delivery network, Veho enables brands to offer an Amazon-level delivery experience that improves their bottom line. The industry-leading results speak for themselves: 99% on-time delivery, 4.9/5 customer satisfaction score, 71% fewer delivery-related refunds, and a 41% increase in customer lifetime value. Now one of America's largest delivery platforms, Veho serves 105 million Americans across 44 markets-and growing. Learn why leading brands like Sephora, Lululemon, Saks, and Macy's trust Veho to drive a return on their shipping spend at Media Contacts: or veho@ SOURCE: Veho View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire
