"Shopify Inc. has elevated Jean Niehaus to succeed fellow former Facebook lawyer Jessica Hertz as general counsel for the e-commerce company."
"Niehaus was one of several Facebook legal alums to join Shopify in 2022 following the latter's hire of Hertz as legal chief. Hertz took the job after serving as a White House staff secretary to former President Joe Biden, having previously left Facebook's parent company Meta Platforms Inc. in 2020 to be general counsel for the Biden-Harris presidential transition team."
"Shopify disclosed in a Thursday filing that Hertz, 43, will be its chief operating officer, a promotion that comes ..."
Jean Niehaus was elevated to general counsel at Shopify, succeeding Jessica Hertz. Niehaus joined Shopify in 2022 as one of several former Facebook legal alums. Jessica Hertz served as White House staff secretary to President Joe Biden and left Meta in 2020 to be general counsel for the Biden-Harris presidential transition team. Hertz initially joined Shopify as legal chief and is now promoted to chief operating officer at age 43. The moves reflect executive and legal leadership changes within Shopify and the continued flow of legal talent from Facebook/Meta into the company.
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