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Fiserv: Leadership Change
Activist hedge fund Jana Partners is pushing for board overhaul at Fiserv, specifically requesting new directors with payments and banking software expertise. Jana has increased its stake and is conducting assertive campaign to influence company direction.
Source: PYMNTS
The leadership read
Leadership transitions often precede broader technology bench-strengthening over the next two quarters.
Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 107.2 (Hot), down 1.8 on the prior month; Americas hiring signal is running rising (+10.6pts).
Fiserv: 2 signals in the last 90 days — above the Technology median of 1 across 208 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 2 tracked across 14 days.
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Case study
US Sales Lead - first full-time hire in the United States, spearheading US market entry
Traffio
Our work · 2019
VP Sales (US) / CEO
Multiple (Longtail UX, Genbook)
Americas · Technology/SaaS · founder-transition · international-expansion
Our work · 2020
Chief Technology Officer
Splitit
Americas · Fintech · payments · fintech
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