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Velocity Global Appoints Francoise Brougher As Chief Executive Officer

PRIVATEAug 20, 2024•almost 2 years ago

Position

Founder

Company

Velocity Global

Ben Wright

Description

Francoise Brougher, with over 25 years of leadership experience at tech industry giants like Google, Square, and Pinterest, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Velocity Global. Her appointment comes at a crucial time for the global workforce industry as she is uniquely positioned to lead the company into its next phase of growth.

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Velocity Global

About

The company retains majority ownership and founder Ben Wright continues as CEO and chair of the board of directors. Velocity Global will use the funds to make further strategic investments in technology, sales and marketing, as well as potential future acquisitions to execute on its vision to provide a frictionless solution for businesses and talent to work with anyone, anywhere, anyhow.

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