Foursquare Elevates Recently Hired President David Shim to CEO

Jeff Glueck is leaving after leading the company for 4 years

David Shim, who joined the location-based technology platform Foursquare as president in June, has been elevated to CEO and added to the board of directors, the company announced today.

Current CEO Jeff Glueck is leaving Foursquare at year’s end to explore new opportunities.

Shim had been founder and CEO of Placed, which was established in 2011 to provide brands with ad-to-store attribution. Snapchat acquired Placed in June 2017, and Foursquare closed its acquisition of Placed from Snap Inc.

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