Pinterest CEO steps down, Google executive to take up job

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Shares of Pinterest rose 9% in extended trading.

Silbermann, who co-founded the company in 2010, will transition to the newly created role of executive chairman.

Ready served as president of Commerce, Payments & Next Billion Users at Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Inc’s Google and oversaw Google’s vision, strategy and the delivery of its commerce products.