Pinterest names Amazon veteran James Dibbo as chief financial officer — he takes up the role on 26 October

Pinterest announced on Monday the appointment of James Dibbo, an Amazon veteran, as the company’s new chief financial officer (CFO), effective 26 October, as Reuters reports.

Dibbo, 56, comes from the e-commerce giant, where he led finance for the advertising (Ads) business, Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios. He will succeed Julia Brau Donnelly, who will leave the company on 30 October to pursue a new opportunity at an early-stage private company; Donnelly, who joined Pinterest in 2023, will stay on as an adviser until that date to ensure an orderly transition.

Before joining Amazon, Dibbo was chief financial officer of P.F. Chang’s and held senior finance roles at Tesco and BT Group; he began his career at the audit firm PwC in London. He holds a degree in Economics from Cardiff University and is a Chartered Accountant (FCA).

According to Reuters’ reporting, Pinterest chief executive Bill Ready welcomed the appointment, saying that “James has run large-scale, complex global businesses, helped build high-performing teams and understands the intersection of consumer experience, shopping, advertising and technology.”

Pinterest shares fell about 1% in after-hours trading, as Reuters reports. The announcement comes as the platform had forecast slower revenue growth for the third quarter, as it operates in a highly competitive digital advertising market dominated by larger players such as Meta’s Instagram and Facebook. Pinterest counts around 640 million monthly active users worldwide.