Thursday, February 11, 2010

Twitter hires Pixar exec Rowghani as CFO

An interesting story from yesterday (one of the absolutely most hectic days of my life ever) I almost missed:

Ali Rowghani, who's been at Pixar since 2001, most recently as Chief Financial Officer and Senior VP of Strategic Planning, left the studio to become the first CFO of the very popular
Twitter. He starts next month.

He tweeted:
Said goodbye to Pixar today. Loved every minute of my time there. Couldn't be more excited about the adventure awaiting me at Twitter.
The microblogging service hired Rowghani as part of their ongoing efforts to bring the company into real profitability —a serious challenge. Considering Pixar's financial success in the past decade, something tells me they made the right choice.

5 comments:

Rorro said...

The name of the pink bear in TS3 is Lots-o'-Huggin Bear

Look Toystory.com

Russell said...

Hey Mike! I noticed on your Twitter page that you said that you got an invite to an Alice in Wonderland screening. Will you be reviewing the film? So excited for this film - I can't wait to hear your thoughts!

Daniel Duvall (Dan The Weather Man) said...

http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/02/12/toy-story-3-trailer-easter-eggs-revealed/ is all toy story 3 trailer easter eggs.

Mike said...

Russell: Maybe on The Disney Blog. I'll definitely tweet my thoughts on it @The_Pixar_Blog

Anonymous said...

Mike! What is happening with newt??? Are you worried?