Netflix announced that Leslie Kilgore, Netflix's Chief Marketing Officer for the past 12 years, is stepping down and will join the Netflix board of directors. Netflix will conduct an external search for a replacement for Kilgore, and Jessie Becker will be interim Chief Marketing Officer and Jonthan Friedland will be Chief Communications Officer. From the press release:
“Leslie has been instrumental in our long-term success and our recent return to solid growth,” said Reed Hastings, Netflix co-founder and CEO. “We are delighted she is joining our board of directors and will continue to be a key part of Netflix.”
Ms. Kilgore joined Netflix in 2000 as CMO after holding various positions at Amazon.com, Procter & Gamble and Booz Allen and Hamilton. Ms. Kilgore, who has an MBA from Stanford University and a BS in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania/ Wharton School of Business, also serves as a director at LinkedIn Corporation.
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