Pandora Taps Former Microsoft Exec Brian McAndrews as New CEO

Ends six-month search

Pandora has ended its six-month search for a CEO, tapping former Microsoft executive Brian McAndrews to lead the Internet radio service.

McAndrews brings a 20-year resume to the Oakland, Calif.-based tech firm that—in addition to Microsoft—includes mostly directorial positions with names as different as General Mills, The New York Times, Walt Disney and Seamless. While he was most recently at AppNexus, where he also served as director for the last year, his most recent chief executive role was with aQuantive from 1999 to 2007.

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