ChatGPT developer OpenAI did not confirm media assumptions linking Sarah Friar’s appointment as CFO to plans to go public.
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When the company announced a new top manager in the management structure, some media outlets, citing Friar’s experience, suggested that OpenAI planned to go public.
Previously, Sarah Friar ran the company Nextdoor (a social network for communication between neighbors) and was CFO of the payments platform Block Inc. (formerly Plaza). During her tenure, both companies went public.
The media wrote that Friar’s arrival at OpenAI could also mean that the technology company is preparing for an IPO. However, the developer denied these rumors.
“She (Friar – RB.RU) will lead a financial team that supports our mission through continued investment in core research functions and ensuring we can scale to meet the needs of a growing customer base and adapt to the complex and global in which we work. operate”, — OpenAI clarified the tasks of the new CFO.
In addition to the chief financial officer, the company also appointed a chief product officer. It was Kevin Vailya, who previously worked at Facebook*, Instagram* and Twitter (now X).
*belongs to Meta, which is recognized as an extremist organization in Russia and is banned.
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