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Zap Energy: Strategic Hiring
Nancy Lipson, former EVP and CLO at Newmont Corporation (18 years), joined Zap Energy as chief legal officer. Zap is a fusion energy company that recently expanded scope to include next-generation nuclear fission.
Source: GeekWire
The leadership read
A deliberate hiring build-out is a statement of intent about Zap Energy's next phase in Cleantech & Renewables. It points to deepening executive bench strength over the coming quarters, clustered around the capabilities being bet on. Across Americas, the seniority and function of the hires map where the company thinks it is headed.
Market context: Against a Talent Market Index of 102.6 (Warm) (down 1.7 month-on-month), Americas is at easing (-2.3pts) on signal share.
Zap Energy: 2 signals in the last 90 days — in line with the Cleantech & Renewables median of 2 across 40 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 3 tracked across 85 days.
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