Discord Hires Former VSCO Marketing Chief as New CMO

The company also named its first chief legal officer fresh off a major investment round

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Chatroom platform Discord has named Tesa Aragones, former marketing head of photography app VSCO, as its new CMO following a blockbuster $100 million funding round in late June.

The startup, which is now valued at $3.5 billion, also named Clint Smith as its first-ever chief legal officer. The C-suite expansion comes as the company attempts to branch out from its roots as a host of gaming communities to encompass forums centered on everything from entertainment titles to education—much like Reddit’s tens of thousands of subreddits.

Aragones,

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