San Francisco, California-based Pinterest, the iconic image-sharing and social media service, has announced continuing organizational changes and another round of layoffs following its December 2022 reduction in force.
The changes will impact 150 employees.
According to a company spokesperson, "The company is making organizational changes to further set us up to deliver against our company priorities and our long-term strategy. Our employees are the heart of how we’re able to serve our Pinners around the world. All of the employees who were impacted contributed to Pinterest and as they transition, we’re committed to supporting them with separation packages, benefits, and other services.”
It is likely that these changes are being driven by activist investor Elliott Management, famous for driving leadership changes, divestment of underperforming assets, deep personnel reductions, stock buybacks, upstreamed dividends, and sometimes the sale or merger of the company.
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