Pinterest Poached Walmart CTO Jeremy King to Be Its Head of Engineering
He will lead the team behind its visual discovery engine
Pinterest went shopping for its new head of engineering in the upper ranks at Walmart, tapping the retail giant’s executive vice president and chief technology officer, Jeremy King, for the role.
King joined Walmart in July 2011 as senior vp and CTO of its @WalmartLabs online division. Prior to that, he also worked with LiveOps, eBay and Petopia, the latter of which was acquired by Petco.
At Pinterest, King will lead the team behind its visual discovery engine, reporting to CEO Ben Silbermann, who said in a statement, “Not only is Jeremy a respected engineering leader, but from the moment we met him, we knew his values around putting the customer first were aligned with our own focus on Pinners.
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