PayPal announces executive leadership changes

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) announced senior leadership changes that underscore the company’s commitment to building a high-performing organization, serving its customers, and driving profitable growth. Isabel Cruz will join PayPal as Chief People Officer, effective November 27. Michelle Gill is joining PayPal as EVP, General Manager of a newly formed Small Business and Financial Services Group, effective today. Diego Scotti will join PayPal as EVP, General Manager of a newly formed Consumer Group and Global Marketing & Communications organization, effective December 4. Positioning for its next phase of growth, Cruz will be accountable for attracting, retaining, and developing talent at PayPal as well as the company’s global real estate strategy. Cruz joins PayPal from Walmart (WMT) where she was most recently SVP and People Leader for Walmart’s Global Technology, Services & Corporate teams, leading talent strategies and people initiatives supporting more than 30,000 associates, globally. Scotti will be accountable for bringing PayPal’s breadth of consumer products and services together in a cohesive, integrated, and seamless customer experience and value proposition. He will also lead PayPal’s global marketing and communications to drive enhanced brand awareness and use for PayPal and Venmo. Scotti joins PayPal from Verizon where he was most recently EVP and Chief Marketing Officer. Scotti previously served as CMO at J.Crew and prior to that held top marketing roles at Vogue and American Express. Gill will be accountable for bringing together the ecosystem of products and services that help small business owners run and grow their businesses into a unified offering. Gill was previously SVP, QuickBooks Money Platform at Intuit.