Key LinkedIn Exec Eduardo Vivas to Quit Later This Year
Eduardo Vivas, an executive in charge of shaping one of LinkedIn's biggest revenue generators, plans to leave, a company spokeswoman confirmed on Friday.
Vivas is the head of product for Mountain View, California-based LinkedIn's Talent Solutions business, which includes paid tools for corporate recruiters to find candidates on the work-focused social network.
It accounted for $1.8 billion of $3 billion in total revenue in 2015, the last full year of financial results before Microsoft Corp acquired the company last year for $26.2 billion.
Vivas plans to leave later this year, the spokeswoman said. His departure comes amid a broader change in how the company handles product responsibilities in its upper ranks after its sale to Microsoft.
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